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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Lynchburg census schedule from August 13, 1810, enumerating 1454 free white persons by age and sex. Reports on 1810 manufactures including textiles, metalwork, hats, furniture, footwear, saddlery, and paper, with values. Produce totals: tobacco 515 hhd at $43,260, flour 12,000 barrels at $60,000, overall $103,260. Warehouse tobacco figures provided.
Merged-components note: Population schedule, manufactures, and warehouse data form a cohesive Lynchburg economic census report; table relabeled to fit overall domestic news context.
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Schedule of the whole number of persons in Lynchburg
FREE WHITE MALES.
Under 10 years of age, 110
Of 10 and under 16, 76
Of 16 and under 26, including heads of families
Of 26 and under 45, including heads of families, 118
Of 45 and upwards, including heads of families, 68
FREE WHITE FEMALES.
Under 10 years of age: 103
Of 10 and under 16, 65
Of 16 and under 20, including heads of families, 87
Of 26 and under 45, including heads of families: 61
Of 45 and upwards, including heads of families, 33
All other free persons, except Indians, not taxed
Total: 1454
Manufactures in Lynchburg-1810
Looms, 1100 yards, at 40 cents: $440
Copper and Tin
By Wm. Burd; to amount $4,120
By Joseph Needham, $3,200.
Hats
By William Tardy 7,500
By Henry Priddy, 3,000 10,500
Cabinet Making
By Benj. A. Winston $20
Boots and Shoes
By Saml. Schoolfield 5,700
By Wiatt & Rohr, 4250
By Caleb Tait, $2,750 $12,700
Saddlery
By John Murrell,
By Schoolfield & Thurman,
By Benj. Schoolfield 1,010 $10,610
By L. Pigeon, 700 hides at 3 dollars: $2,100
Paper Mills.
By C. Lynch Total $447
PRODUCE
Tobacco
Total number of hhd 515
To average 14 cwt. 7,210 cwt
To average 6 dollars per hundred: $43,260
Flour
12,000 barrels at 5 dollars $60,000
Total, $103,260.
| At Planter's Warehouse, Martin's, Liberty, Lynch's, Friend's, Black-Water, Spring, Madison, | 1,566 1,394 1,337 1,332 13,27 1,102 677 700 |
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Lynchburg
Event Date
August 13, 1810
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Schedule enumerates free white males and females in Lynchburg by age groups, totaling 1454 persons. Manufactures in 1810 include looms (1100 yards at $440), copper and tin ($7,320 total), hats (10,500 at unspecified value), cabinet making ($20), boots and shoes ($12,700), saddlery ($10,610 plus $2,100 hides), paper mills ($447). Produce: 515 hhd tobacco averaging 7,210 cwt at $43,260, 12,000 barrels flour at $60,000, total $103,260. Table lists tobacco at warehouses: Planter's 1,566, Martin's 1,394, Liberty 1,337, Lynch's 1,332, Friend's 1,327, Black-Water 1,102, Spring 677, Madison 700.