Isaac Horne Ledgers
Scope and Content
This collection contains seven ledgers and one letter from the estate of Isaac Horne (1801-1878) of Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia. The ledgers show the Hornes owned a dry goods, fabric and tanning business. Transactions are recorded selling leather items to Confederate Soldiers during the American Civil War. 1,680 pages of information offer thousands of names from 1824-1870. Each material has a detailed inventory sheet.
Dates
- 1824 - 1870
Creator
- Horne, Isaac James, 1801-1878 (Person)
Language of Materials
The material in this collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Isaac James Horne (1801-1878) was a merchant from Glade Springs, located in Washington County, Virginia. After marrying Eliza Talbert in 1827, Horne began working at the Stagecoach Inn run by his in-laws Bazel and Mary Talbert. After their deaths, the Hornes inherited the inn, and they enslaved at least seven people, including four children, who worked at the inn and surrounding property. Isaac Horne later sold leather goods to Confederate troops during the American Civil War. Outliving his two children and Eliza, Horne died in 1878. His grandchildren took over the Stagecoach Inn in Glade Springs.
External source:
Diana Powell, "Isaac James Horne", RamblingRoots.com, Pioneer Families of Washington County, Virginia, https://www.ramblingroots.com/RYB-p/p11475.htm, accessed on August 3, 2023.
Extent
1.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection contains seven ledgers and one letter from the estate of Isaac Horne (1801-1878) of Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia. The ledgers show the Hornes owned a dry goods, fabric and tanning business. Transactions are recorded selling leather items to Confederate Soldiers during the American Civil War.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection are arranged by material type and chronologically.
Source of Acquisition
The Isaac Horne Ledgers were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in August 2020.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Isaac Horne Ledgers 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 Isaac Horne Ledgers was completed in August 2023.
- Title
- Isaac Horne Ledgers, 1824-1870
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sterling Bryant, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu