| Scope and content |
Records (1900-1967) of the F.S. Royster Mercantile Company of Tarboro, N.C., including correspondence, reports, and financial records reflecting business interests in fertilizer, cotton, tobacco, and other agricultural areas. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
F. S. Royster Mercantile Company, Inc., Records (#507), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of F. S. Royster Mercantile Company and the Town of Tarboro. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. Kenneth N. Carter. |
| Biographical note | Established in 1885 in Tarboro, N.C., by F. S. Royster, the Royster Mercantile Company began as a general store, buying and selling produce, seed, farm implements, machinery and other items as well as fertilizer. In 1897 Royster moved his headquarters to Norfolk, Va., and expanded to become the Royster Guano Company with subsidiary and affiliated companies like the mercantile company. |
