Planterstown, 1802—1803
Elizabeth McCraw, in her 1937 survey of Planterstown, described a bustling river town at the turn of the 19th century. She quoted a mutilated, surviving Day Book kept by John Epperson who ran a tobacco warehouse and a general store. It was filled with the names firms and individuals who conducted business at Planterstown.
Firms included: Brown Reives & Co., Dunlop Pollok & Co., Farrar & Lackland, John Johns & Co., Willis Wills & Co., Sharks & McRae, W. Irvin & Co., and Hughes Allen & Co.
Tobacco Warehouses: Dean’s, Epperson’s, and Johnson’s
The accounts are peppered with the oldest names in Buckingham County, including: Anderson, Bell, Cox, Curd, Childress, Coleman, Eldridge, Flood, Gannaway, Gilliam, Guerrant, Harrison, Hooper, Johns, Moseley, Saunders, Seay, Tapscott, and Watkins.
Next: John Epperson of Planterstown
slate river ramblings . . . . 
Thanks!
I don’t know which Johnson this is. As I learn more about Planterstown, I’ll watch for him.
Joanne, Who runs/owns Johnson’s Tobacco Warehouse?