Economy and Commerce
Information about the ecomony and commerce in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1862-10-06, William A. Carrington Papers; Inspection Report for Clopton Hospital
1862-10-09, Richmond Dispatch; D. F. Booth opens a new auction house under St. Charles Hotel
1862-10-09, William A. Carrington Papers; Inspection Report for General Hospital #26
1862-10-11, Richmond Enquirer; Kent & Paine Co. will resume operations in its warehouse, which the government has given up as a hospital. It will be thoroughly cleaned before business resumes
1862-10-28, National Archives; A. G. Lane writes that the Laundresses of Winder Hospital are threatening to quit due to low pay – requests new positions at the hospital
1862-10-28, William A. Carrington Papers; Details of Arrangements for Bellevue Hospital
1862-10-31, William A. Carrington CSR (M331) (no. 2); inspection report of St. Francis, Medical College Hospital, and Bellevue Hospital
1862-11-05, Richmond Dispatch; E. Hunter Taliaferro of Stafford Co., First Doorkeepers, State Senate, arrested for theft & forgery
1862-11-06, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor’s Court: Jas. Pearson, of Drewry’s Bluff command, jailed for assault; woman tried for stealing $10 worth of silverware from Spotswood; details on E. Hunter Taliaferro case
1862-11-08, William A. Carrington Papers; Inspection Report for General Hospital #12

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