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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79019711
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The records of Ellis & Allan Company were purchased by the Library of Congress from the estate of Charles Ellis of Richmond, Va., in 1901.
The records of Ellis & Allan Company were initially processed in 1982. The records were partially reprocessed and the register revised in 2000.
Items in volume 438, some of which pertain to Edgar Allan Poe, were described in
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Ellis & Allan Company is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The records of Ellis & Allan Company are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
A microfilm edition of items in volume 438 described above is available on one reel; a microfilm edition of the papers of James N. Ellis in Container 633 is also available on one reel. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Ellis & Allan Company Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The records of
The General Correspondence
series comprises the most significant portion of the records and consists of
business and personal correspondence reflecting the economic and social history of
Virginia, especially the tobacco trade in the
Financial records of the company are contained in journals,
ledgers,
letterbooks,
daybooks,
cashbooks,
invoice books,
bill books,
receipt books, and checkbooks. Among names found
in the company's ledgers are those of
The Miscellany includes
bound sales books, tobacco books, order books, and debt statements, as well as material
on settlement of the estate of Charles Ellis. Also present are other records of Ellis
& Allan Company; letters and circulars of
The collection is arranged in twelve series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79019711
Business and personal correspondence received, bills of lading, receipts, financial statements, and other business records. At the end of the series is a volume of related matter that includes poems, letters, and other items pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe.
Arranged chronologically.
The Poe volume is available on microfilm. Shelf no. 19,274.
Daily entries from daybooks showing date of transaction, ledger folio number, name of customer, type of transaction, description of merchandise, quantities, and amounts credited or debited.
Arranged in loose chronological order.
Postings to accounts receivable and accounts payable showing account name, date of journal entry, journal folio number, description of transaction, description of merchandise, quantities, amounts credited and debited, and account balance. Some volumes contain alphabetical indexes of account, customer, and client names.
Arranged in loose alphabetical order by name of customer or client.
Letterpress and lettercopies of business and personal correspondence sent.
Arranged chronologically.
Daily journals of business transactions in the order of their occurrence showing date of transaction, name of customer or client, description of transaction, description of merchandise, quantities, and amounts received and expended.
Arranged chronologically.
Record of cash receipts and payments showing date of transaction, name of customer or client, type of transaction, type of merchandise, and amounts debited and credited.
Arranged chronologically.
Record of cash receipts and payments showing date of transaction, invoice number, name of customer or client, type of transaction, type of merchandise, and amounts debited and credited. Laid in are two pieces of correspondence.
Arranged chronologically.
Log of merchandise shipped and received showing date of transaction, shipping container number, description of merchandise, identification marks, quantities, method of shipment, vessel's name, captain, and itinerary, and amounts
Arranged chronologically
Record of bills of credit extended and collected showing date, bill number, by whom drawn, to whom payable, by whom payable, where payable, length of credit, amount of credit, date payment due, amount of bill, and remarks.
Arranged chronologically.
Entries for 1844-1852 contain copies of financial settlements showing name of customer, date account opened, description of items purchased on account, amount of purchase, interest charges, and remarks. Between 1851 and 1852 they record merchandise sold showing date of sale, name and address of customer, method of shipment, description of merchandise, amount of sale, and signature of customer.
Arranged chronologically.
Blank instruments of payment drawn on account of Ellis & Allan at Farmers' Bank of Virginia, Richmond, Va. Stubs show checks written and deposits made to account and include check number, date, to whom paid, from whom received, amount of transaction, and notes.
Arranged chronologically.
Includes sales books, tobacco books, order books, and debt statements, as well as material on settlement of the estate of Charles Ellis.
Grouped by topic or type of material.
Journals, ledgers, checks, receipts, circulars, broadsides, business cards, insurance records, price lists, ships papers, duty bonds, and other records of Ellis & Allan Co. Also includes letters and circulars of Charles Simms, Charles Lee, and John Fitzgerald, collectors of customs for the port of Alexandria, Va., and material of James N. Ellis while a student at the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
Grouped by topic or type of material.
Ellis's papers from the United States Naval Academy are available on microfilm. Shelf no. 16,799.