Me too!! I think James Johnson Brown (1812-1883) of Howardsville, VA is in those records. He had two packet boats, Laura and Rosa ( the names of his two daughters) on the canal. And he had a store on his property called "Social Hall" in Howardsville. The building used for the store was still standing in 1999. I haven't been there since then. The store supposedly doubled as a Doctor's office for Dr. Boaz (forgot his 1st name off top of my head). He somehow was related through marriage, I think his daughter married one of JJ's sons. On Tue, Feb 6, 2024, 10:14 AM Lyle E. Browning <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I’d like to suggest digitizing the records of the James River Company and > anything else that pertains to the James River & Kanawha Canal as well as > the records of convict hires from the State Penitentiary who worked on the > canal or in the quarries in the James River between 14th Street and Belle > Isle. > > How might that get put into the list of things to be digitized? > > Thanks, > > Lyle Browning, RPA > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > https://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum > and Library Services (IMLS). > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at https://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).