Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890.

Collection Number: 03496

Collection Title: Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890.

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Size	2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 30 items)
Abstract	Burwell J. Corban (born 1853) was a farmer, merchant, and magistrate of Corbandale and Palmyra, Montgomery Country, Tenn. This collection contains records of Burwell J. Corban and his father. Volumes are chiefly daybooks and ledgers for general merchandise business in the 1850s and 1865-1878. Also included are records of judgments in minor cases tried by a Montgomery County, Tenn., magistrate, 1854-1877; a magistrate's docket, 1858-1890; physician's accounts, 1852; scattered accounts for lumber milling, blacksmith work, and wages; a schedule of local mails; and a list of local subscribers of newspapers, 1850-1861.
Creator	Corban, Burwell J., b. 1853.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.

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Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Burwell J. Corban Books, #3496, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Purchased from Charles Elder of Nashville, Tenn., 1960.

Additional Descriptive Resources: A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.

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Burwell J. Corban (born 1853) was a farmer, merchant, and magistrate of Corbandale and Palmyra, Montgomery Country, Tenn. He was magistrate of the 19th District of Montgomery County, 1882; member of the county executive committee, 1884; elected in 1886 as representative of Montgomery County in Lower House of the Tennessee Legislature; Justice of the Peace and chairman of the Prohibition Meeting of 1887; member of the Coleman Hunting Club; and member and officer of the McCulloch Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons, Palmyra, Tenn. He appears to have also been involved in a number of businesses including a lumber business, an ironworks, and a general store. Business names that appear in the collection are Poplar Spring Furnace; Corban, Parrish & Co.; Corban, Roberts & Co.; Corban, Nebtell & Co.; Palmyra Mills; and Corbandale Mills.

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This collection contains records of Burwell J. Corban (born 1853) and his father, merchants and magistrates of Corbandale and Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tenn. Volumes are chiefly daybooks and ledgers for general merchandise business in the 1850s and 1865-1878. Also included are records of judgments in minor cases tried by a Montgomery County, Tenn., magistrate, 1854-1877; a magistrate's docket, 1858-1890; physician's accounts, 1852; scattered accounts for lumber milling, blacksmith work, and wages; a schedule of local mails; and a list of local subscribers of newspapers, 1850-1861.

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Folder 1a	Original finding aid #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 1a
Folder 1	Volume 1: October 1850-1861 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 1 Tennessee. Volume contains a schedule of mails, list of newspapers and local subscribers, register of money and other valuable letters sent, list of boarders along with a rent and meal check, agreements between Corban and Nebtell & Co., 1854, and ledger notations.
Folder 2	#03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 2 See Separated Volume SV-3496/2
SV-3496/2	Volume 2: February 1852-September 1854 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." SV-3496/2 Palmyra. Daybook containing itemized account of general merchandise sold.
Folder 3	Volume 3: 9 February 1852-July 1853 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 3 Palmyra. Daybook containing itemized list of general merchandise sold.
Folder 4	Volume 4: 1852-1855 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 4 Palmyra. Ledger of Corban, Parrish & Co., listing wholesale dealers and prices.
Folder 5	#03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 5 See Separated Volume SV-3496/5
SV-3496/5	Volume 5: 1852 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." SV-3496/5 Ledger of J. M. Jackson, physician.
Folder 6	Volume 6: 1852-1856 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 6 Ledger listing totals only.
Folder 7	Volume 7: August 1853-30 June 1854 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 7 Palmyra. Daybook containing itemized account of general merchandise sold.
Folder 8	#03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 8 See Separated Volume SV-3496/8
SV-3496/8	Volume 8: 1853 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." SV-3496/8 Palmyra. Ledger containing itemized account of general merchandise sold.
Folder 9	Volume 9: 6 April 1854-28 August 1858 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 9 Probably a magistrate's casebook.
Folder 10	24 May 1854-23 August 1875 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 10 Tennessee. Record of legal cases tried and of fines paid to justices of the peace.
Folder 11	#03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 11 See Separated Volume SV-3496/11
SV-3496/11	Volume 11: July 1854-September 1855 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." SV-3496/11 Palmyra. Daybook containing itemized account of general merchandise sold.
Folder 12	#03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 12 See Separated Volume SV-3496/12
SV-3496/12	Volume 12: October 1854-June 1859 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." SV-3496/12 Palmyra and Corbandale. Daybook of Corban, Parrish & Co. containing itemized account of general merchandise.
Folder 13	Volume 13: 1855-1858 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 13 Tennessee. The first half of the volume is an itemized ledger from the Palmyra Mills, a lumber mill, March 1855-February 1857. The second half of the volume is a daybook of an itemized account of general merchandise sold in Corbandale, October 1858-April 1859.
Folder 14	#03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 14 See Separated Volume SV-3496/14
SV-3496/14	Volume 14: 1855-1857 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." SV-3496/14 Ledger from Corban, Parrish & Co. showing totals only. Many of the individual itemized accounts from which this was taken are in Volume 12.
Folder 15	Volume 15: 1855-1856; 1859 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 15 Palmyra. Itemized account of general merchandise sold and daybook. The spine of the book is labeled "Negro."
Folder 16	Volume 16: 1855-1875 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 16 Volume appears to have three uses over time used: 1855-1862 is a chronological record of cash received and paid out; 1865 is an itemized ledger of merchandise, primarily foodstuffs, sold and delivered; August 1865-1875 is a daybook of an itemized account of merchandise sold. Volume might be related to Palmyra Mill.
Folder 17	Volume 17: November 1856-May 1857 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 17 Palmyra. Daybook containing itemized merchandise.
Folder 18	Volume 18: 1857-1867 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 18 Ledger used for several types of accounts including blacksmith work, general merchandise, lumber, services received, board, and day-laborers' time.
Folder 19	#03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 19 See Separated Volume SV-3496/19
	Volume 19: 4 September 1858-1877 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Palmyra. Magistrate's docket; separate index is enclosed.
Folder 20	Volume 20: 1866-1867 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 20 Ledger containing itemized accounts of purchases, working time, and board owed of several individuals.
Folder 21	Volume 21: 1866-1873 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 21 Volume used for three purposes: merchandise account, cash account, and itemized account of general merchandise sold and wages owed to various individuals.
Folder 22	Volume 22: 1867-1870 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 22 Ledger containing itemized account of general merchandise sold and wages owed to various individuals.
Folder 23	Volume 23: 1867-1868 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 23 Ledger containing itemized account of general merchandise sold and wages owed to various individuals.
Folder 24	Volume 24: November 1867-11 July 1868 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 24 Daybook of Poplar Spring Furnace, containing itemized list of general merchandise sold.
Folder 25	Volume 25: April 1875-1878 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 25 Ledger containing itemized list of purchases of general merchandise.
Folder 26	#03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 26 See Separated Volume SV-3496/26
SV-3496/26	Volume 26: 1876-9 September 1890 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." SV-3496/26 Montgomery County magistrate docket
Folder 27	Volume 27: 1883 #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 27 Palmyra. Bylaws, member roll, minutes of meetings and incorporation of the Palmyra School House.
Folder 28	Volume 28: Undated #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 28 Scrapbook containing clippings regarding Montgomery County, Corban, and the Democratic Party in Tennessee and nationally.
Folder 29	Volume 29: Undated #03496, Series: "Burwell J. Corban Books, 1850-1890 and undated." Folder 29 Volume containing sample exercises in bookkeeping.

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Separated Volumes (SV-3496/2,5,8,11,12,14,19,26)

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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, December 2010

This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

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