Collection Summary
| Title | Ellis & Allan Company records, 1795-1889 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1783-1889 |
| ID No. | MSS19711 |
| Creator | Ellis & Allan Company (Richmond, Va.) |
| Extent | 80,000 items |
| Extent | 633 containers |
| Extent | 132 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms998014 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79019711 |
| Summary | General merchants and tobacco traders. Business and personal correspondence, journals, ledgers, daybooks, cashbooks, tobacco books, and other mercantile records of the firms of Ellis & Allan, Thomas & Charles Ellis, Ellis & Sons, and Thomas and Charles Ellis & Company of Richmond, Va. Includes records of the counterpart firm in London, Allan & Ellis, as well as those of several subsidiary companies organized in Lynchburg and in Amherst County, Va., to buy and sell tobacco. |