W.H. Camp


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  French & Camp, 36 Sycamore Street, Petersburg VA (1869-1872) 1,2
  William H. Camp, 225 n Sycamore Street, Petersburg VA (1876-1882)

Notes:
 William Henry Camp (1848-1915)3 teamed up with William E. French in 1869 and purchased the drug business of F. O. Hinton, forming the "French & Camp" drug store.1

By 1872, the partnership had broken up and French became the sole owner of the drugstore at 36 Sycamore Street.4

Some point between 1872 and 1876, Camp started his own drugstore, under his own name, located at 225 N Sycamore Street.1
I don't have access to any city directories between 1872 and 1876, and I couldn't find any newspaper mentions of the drugstore, so I can't narrow it down any further.

Camp ran his drugstore until at least 1882, and by 1886 the store at 225 n Sycamore Street was attributed to Minetree & Jackson. In subsequent years, Camp was listed as a city tax collector and as a fertilizer merchant.1

Bottles:
camp_01 This is a clear, 6.4" bottle embossed:
vertical: W.H. CAMP / DRUGGIST / (picture of flower bud with leaves) / PETERSBURG / VA
base: WT&CO / PAT JAN / 22 78
camp_03 This is a clear, 5.75" bottle embossed:
vertical: (mortar & pestle) / W.H. CAMP / DRUGGIST / PETERSBURG VA
base: WT&CO / PAT JAN / 22 78
camp_02 This is a clear, 4.0" bottle embossed:
vertical: W.H. CAMP / DRUGGIST / (picture of a flower) / PETERSBURG / VA
base: WT&CO / PAT JAN / 22 78 / E


1 Petersburg VA city directories for years: 1866,70,72,76-77,79,82,86,88,91,93,95,97,99,1901,03,05,07,09,11,13,15,17-18,20-22,24,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,48,50,52,54-55,57,59
2 The Daily Express (Richmond), 16-Feb-1869, p.2 (announcement of new co-partnership "French & Camp")
3 Find-a-grave entry for William Henry Camp
4 Mecklenburg Sentinel, 20-Jul-1872, p.2 (Ad for Wm E French successor to French & Camp)


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