The exact reference to this interesting article is:

Jackson T. Main, "The One Hundred," William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd series,
v. 11 no. 3 (July 1954), 354-384.

Thanks to Peter for showing where this had been published originally. The
list of names only was reprinted a few years ago in a history of the James
River without citation.

Eric G. Grundset
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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Peter Bergstrom [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:50 AM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: Name of article which listed one hundred richest
men in Virgi nia

        The article was called "The One Hundred."  It was by Jackson Turner
Main and
        it appeared in the William and Mary Quarterly around 1950-1952.  I'm
sorry I
        don't have the exact citation here at work.  It is based on the land
tax and
        personal property tax list of 1786 and 1787 -- the first years that
offer
        almost complete coverage of all the counties in the Commonwealth.

        It is an excellent article and a fine example of quantitative
history that
        is made accessible to the lay reader.

        Enjoy

        Peter V. Bergstrom

        -----Original Message-----
        From: Netti Schreiner-Yantis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent: Monday, 03 December 2001 11:00 PM
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        Subject: Name of article which listed one hundred richest men in
        Virginia


        Dear List,

        A few years ago someone told me of an article which had been written
for one
        of Virginia's scholarly
        journals which told the names of the one hundred richest men in
Virginia at
        a particular period of
        time.  The author--I think--was either Turner ______  or _______
Turner.
        Can anyone tell me the
        author's full name and in which journal it appeared?   And maybe,
the
        approximate year it was
        published?    I would be very grateful.

        Netti Schreiner-Yantis
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