A 1792 deposition in an Amherst County, Virginia, court case refers to someone as acting as a “factor” for someone else. This usually means that they were authorized to sell goods for that person.

In this case George Lambert had been authorized to sell goods for Peter McCarnon. This term has generally falled from usage.

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