Robinson and Downey cashbook,
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Robinson and Downey cashbook,
- Date
- 1870-1872
- Creator
- Robinson, James Fisher, Jr., 1832-
- Extent
- 0.23 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Business records--Kentucky--Fayette County.
- Business records--Kentucky--Lexington.
- Business records--Kentucky.
- Hotels--Kentucky--History.
- Small business--Kentucky--Lexington--History.
- Arrangement
- The Robinson and Downey cashbook is a single item collection.
- Preferred Citation
- 55M6 : [identification of item], Robinson and Downey cashbook, 1870-1872, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Born in Georgetown, Kentucky, James Fisher Robinson, Jr. was quartermaster general for Kentucky during the Civil War. After the war he purchased the Phoenix Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Scope and Content
- The Robinson and Downey cashbook contains the daily accounts payable and accounts received for a Lexington, Kentucky, business for almost two years. These are likely the financial records of the Phoenix Hotel, which was owned by Robinson.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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