Inventory of Dromgoole Papers
Descriptive Summary
Dromgoole Papers
1821-1896
Source: Unidentified person Number of items: 96
Letters and papers of the Dromgoole family of Virginia
Scope and Content Note
Form of material and dates: Papers 1821-1896. Correspondence, accounts, and manuscript volumes, primarily 1850-1890, of members of the Dromgoole family of Brunswick Co. There are also some items relating to George Coke Dromgoole (1797-1847), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as items concerning other people who are only identified as E., Edward, or George C. Dromgoole.Container List and Descriptions
Box I: 1821-1896, n.d.
Correspondence, Accounts, Bills, Receipts, MsVs, Speeches, legal Papers
Folder 1: 1872-1880
Correspondence of Edward Dromgoole, merchant
1872-[18]80, n.d.
Correspondence and miscellany of Edward Dromgoole, [merchant of Brunswick Co., Va.?] Including the following: 1872 notice of blank income tax for 1871 enclosure; 1873 announcement from Wm. Brinckerhoff & Co., [New York, N.Y.] of new fall stock of hats, caps, frs, and straw goods; notices from Registrar E. Dromgoole that he will register qualified voters at Dromgoole's Store on May 11, 1880; and "Field notes of tract of land," n.d. 5 items. Folder 2: 1867-1877
Accounts, bills, and receipts, of Edward Dromgoole, merchant
1867-1877
Accounts, bills, and receipts of Edward Dromgoole, merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. 11 items. Folder 3
Accounts, bills, and receipts, of Edward Dromgoole, attorney
184[7], 1863-1873, n.d.
Accounts, bills, and receipts of Edward Dromgoole, attorney of {Brunswick Co., Va. and South Gaston, N.C.?] including an account, 1871-1872, showing payment to Virginia Military Institute, of J.W. Harrison, an orphan of N.M. Harrison, of whom E. Dromgoole was guardian, and accounts in his capacity as executor of the estate of Isaac F. harris, Sr.; also blank promissory notes, 184[7], for accounts involved with the estate of George C. Dromgoole, Edward Dromgoole, Administrator. 11 items. Folder 4
Accounts, bills, and receipts of W.E. Dromgoole, farmer
1866-1876
Accounts, bills, and receipts of W.E. Dromgoole of "Westward" and "Lizard Creek" plantations in [N.C.?], including those of a saw mill; also cotton accounts. 23 items. Folder 5: 1875-1895, n.d.
Miscellaneous laborers' accounts
1875-1895, n.d.
Miscellaneous [laborer's accounts?], including share listings written on the back of "E. Dromgoole, Attorney at Law" letterhead, 189_. 8 items. Folder 6: 1821-1882, n.d.
Miscellaneous accounts
1821-1882, n.d.
Miscellaneous accounts, bills, and receipts Including a Brunswick Co., Va. tax receipt of Lucretia Atkins, 1821, listing 148 acres land, 4 slaves over [the age] of 16 years, and a two-wheeled riding carriage, and signed by Edward Dromgoole; and a Brunswick Co., Va. tax receipt, 1845, of Jos[eph] Cain, signed by G[eorge]C. Dromgoole. 15 items. Folder 7: 1858-1896, n.d.
Legal papers
1858-1896, n.d.
Legal papers Including the following: will of J.W. Palmer, Northhampton Co., N.C., 26 November 1858; letter to E. Dromgoole, Esq., 1872, concerning the rights of a widow; notice, 1878, of an auction of [L.J. Pearman's ?], deceased, perishable estate; letter 1896, giving information regarding deeds for lands in Amelia and Jeffress, and the Mountain Hall tract; and blank printed form for the "Sale of real Estate in Brunswick County, Va." 5 items. Folder 8
Speeches
[post February 1865]
Speeches, 3 items: Eulogy written and/or delivered by [Edward Dromgoole] upon the death of a fellow attorney from Brunswick Co., Va., John E. Shell. 4pp. Ms.[ante nov. 1872]
Speech of [Edward Dromgoole, announcing his support for Horace Greeley for President, and stating that Ulysses S.] Grant "does not fill the measure and standard of what an American President ought to be in the public eye at home and abroad." 6 pp. Ms.n.d.
Rough drafts of speeches of [Edward Dromgoole] on the topic of agriculture and its various aspects. 11 pp. Ms. Folder 9-10: 1838-1866
Manuscript volumes
1838-1856
Ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va.; includes accounts connected with the estate settlements of Geo[rge] C. Dromgoole, 1847-1853; Edward Dromgoole, Jr., 1848-1856; and Sarah C. Dromgoole, 1848-1849, with Edward Dromgoole, executor or administrator for all cases. 381 pp. MsV.1865-1866
Journal and ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. 244 pp. MsV. Box II: 1866-1891
Manuscript volumes
Folder 1
1866, 1887-1891
Journal of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. Including farm accounts with "Westward" and "Lizzard Creek" plantations [in N.C. ?], records of ginning and baling cotton, 1866-1870; a diagram of an orchard containing apple, peach, and pear trees; and a schedule of gold prices in Confederate money, 1861-1865. 387 pp. MsV.Folder 2
1866-1873
Ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. Including accounts of the orphans of N.M. Harrison at "Lizzard Creek" and "Westward" plantations [N.C.?]. 308 pp. MsV. Including index.Folder 3
1866-1878
Fee book of Edward Dromgoole, attorney, for services rendered Includes lists of judgments docketed in Brunswick Circuit, n.d.; Halifax Circuit Court, 1867; Greensville Co.; Petersburg Circuit Court, 1866. 92 pp. Includes index.Folder 4
1867-1870
Daybook of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. Including a list of books in the store, 3 April 1867. 473 pp. MsV. See Oversize manuscripts Volumes File.Folder 5
1871-1873
Journal of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. Including a recipe for hair oil. 405 pp. MsV. Box III: 1873-1897
Manuscript volumes
Folder 1
1873-1879
Ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. Including accounts of the "orphans of N.M. Harrison." 261 pp. MsV. Also including index.Folder 2
1879-1896
E. Dromgoole's "Cotton Book," containing cotton accounts Including records of cotton baled, ginned, and prepared. 183 pp. MsV. Also including accounts, 1895-1896, of the estate of E. Dromgoole, Edward Dromgoole and George C. Dromgoole, administrators.Folder 2
1880-1897
"Ledger A" of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. 312 pp. MsV. Including index.Folder 2
1885-1887
Journal of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. 203 pp. MsV Box IV: 1885-1896
Manuscript volumes
Folder 1
1885-1889
Ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. 219 pp. MsV. Including index.Folder 2
1887-1889
Ledger of [W.E. Dromgoole?], Brunswick Co., Va., containing saw mill, cotton, and farm accounts. 232 pp. MsV. Including index.Folder 3
1889-1895
Ledger "C" of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. 228 pp. MsV. Including index.Folder 4
1891-1896
Journal of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of Brunswick Co., Va. 260 pp. MsV.