Harold Gill, who is, I think a member of this list, is likely the
state's leading authority on eighteenth-century artisans, and has
written a book on the subject that is rich with information. So, if I
recall, is his bibliography. There may, as well, be data in research
reports on the Colonial Williamsburg Web site, www.history.org. Go the
the John D. Rockefeller Jr., Library portion of the site.

Dennis Montgomery
Williamsburg

Henry Wiencek wrote:

>Can anyone suggests ways to get at occupation data for Virginians in the period
>1790-1830?  I'm trying to get an idea of the relative prosperity (or lack thereof)
>of various types of artisans.  Is there some way to get an idea of the earnings
>and/or property holdings of wheelwrights, carpenters, blacksmiths, coopers, et al.?
>
>Henry Wiencek
>Charlottesville
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