Richmond, Va City Directory 1859 “To which has been added a Business Directory” Compiled by W. Eugene Ferslew, Published by Geo. M. West Virginia History & Genealogy Scanned from the original directory, includes assorted ads. Requires Acrobat Reader to view (available for free download) - Rare Copy- Bonus #1 - 1907 Illustrated Handbook of City and Battlefields Bonus #2 - Vintage Photographs of Richmond, VA ******************************************************************** Digital Book CD requires Adobe Reader 7 or higher to view **********************************************************************8 $15.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200378447868 Offered for sale is the First Annual Richmond, Virginia City directory of 1859. It is a PDF file of scanned images of the pages from the original directory. Contents include:  Residential Directory – approximately 6,500 individuals (see sample entries below)  Business Directory – approximately 1,800 listed businesses, by category (see sample entries below)  Advertising – approximately 20 pages of ads scattered throughout the directory.  City map (2 pages, included in the original directory)  City map – 1864 (Because the map included in the directory is small, street names hard to read. For easier reference, I have included on the CD a high resolution City map from 1864).  City map – 1869 Another high resolution City map, which also shows location, shape and size of buildings. Very informative. Sample residential entries: • Carter, James M., house and sign painter, 14th between Main and Franklin, house corner 25th and Leigh • Dodson, W.F., Bar-room and restaurant, Locust between Main and Franklin, house same • Franklin, P.A., book-keeper Ellet and Drewry, boards Mrs. Terry • Poe, John, Jr., hat store, 1 Ballard House, house corner of 19th and Grace • Wells, W.W., salesman at R.H.Whitlock and Son, house corner 24th and Marshall Sample business entries: • Agents, Pension and Bounty Land – Mayo, Abel U., Franklin between 12th and 13th • Boarding Houses – Morton, Mrs. M.C., Main between 6th and 7th • Dentists – Pleasants, Wm. B., Governor opposite Capital • Tobacconists – Mayo, R.A., corner of 25th and Cary • Foundries – Tredegar Iron Works, Canal Bank above Armory • Hotels – Marshall Hotel, Wm. H. Davidson proprietor, Broad between 7th and 8th • Newspapers – Dispatch, J.A. Cowardin proprietor, corner Main and 18th (NOTE: founded 1850, the Richmond Dispatch would later merge with the Richmond Times. Today the Richmond Times-Dispatch is located at 333 E. Grace. The 1866 building is pictured in this ad and on the CD) City and business directories may be one of the most under-used genealogical sources available. Directories provide an unmatched source for finding the exact place a person lived and their occupation, and they often function as a surrogate source of information about residents for a particular time period. Bonus #1 - 1907 Illustrated Handbook of City and Battlefields Published 1907 by C. Poindexter, in conjunction with the Jamestown Tercentennial. 128 pages Bonus #2 - Vintage Photographs of Richmond, VA