Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection consists of a single journal maintained by James H. Lowry, a schoolmaster and farmer living in Washington County, Virginia during the mid 19th century. Containing 38 pages, the journal covers the latter half of 1846, with entries commencing on June 7 and ending on December 30. Lowry's entries focus largely on financial transactions with neighbors and local merchants, with the community frequently relying on a barter system in conducting business among themselves, many of the...