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C. E. Sydnor & Co. Letters to Tarter Bros.

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-071

Scope and Content

This collection contains three 1898 letters from Richmond merchant C. E. Snydor and Co. to the Tarter Brothers of Wythe County, primarily related to the purchase and shipment of cabbages. C. E. Snydor warns that "we have had so many people to offer to consign us a Car of Cabbage in the last few days, that your market certainly must be in an unsettled condition" and offer a price of $3 to $3.50 per hundred cabbages for "full green, large size, hard head Cabbage" with an extra for added potatoes if they are "large size and clean, extra nice." They recommend shipping with another seller to reduce cost. Also included are envelopes printed with C. E. Snydor & information and, in one case, an advertisement for elastic starch.

Dates

  • 1898

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials in this collection are written in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection contains three letters from Richmond merchant C. E. Snydor & Co. to the Tarter Brothers of Wythe County, primarily related to the purchase and shipment of cabbages.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2017.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the C. E. Sydnor & Co. Letters to Tarter Bros. by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the C. E. Sydnor & Co. Letters to Tarter Bros. was completed in October 2022.

Title
C. E. Sydnor & Co. Letters to Tarter Bros.
Status
In Progress
Author
Miranda Christy, graduate assistant
Date
2022 (CC0 1.0)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308