Smith & Carter city directory listing
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Title
Smith & Carter city directory listing
Subject
African Americans, labor
Description
In April 1868, James B. Carter, an African American member of the constitutional convention, purchased a lot at the corner of Thirteenth and Hull Streets in the town of Manchester and opened a grocery store in partnership with Richard Smith. It's possible that he used some of the per diem allowance that he received for serving in the convention to pay for the property and open his business.
Creator
William H. Boyd
Source
Boyd's Directory of Richmond City (1869), p. 203
Publisher
Richmond: West & Johnston and V. Lee Fore, Printer
Date
1869
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Bound volume
Identifier
06_1404_06
Coverage
Manchester, Virginia
Citation
William H. Boyd, “Smith & Carter city directory listing,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/535.