A Guide to the Joseph Grigsby Steele Ledger, 1862-1885

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Joseph Grigsby Steele Ledger, 1862-1885. Rockbridge County (Va.) Reel 206, Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Joseph Grigsby Steele Ledger, 1862-1885. Rockbridge County (Va.) Reel 206, Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger, 1862-1885, of Joseph Grisby Steele, a lawyer. It records the accounts of individual clients. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date oftransaction, legal service rendered, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Legal services include drawing up legal documents, offering legal advice, representing clients in court cases, and serving as an administrator of estates and a guardian of infants. Form of payments include cash and credit. The ledger includes an index that lists the names of clients in alphabetical order and the page number where their accounts can be found.

Biographical / historical:

Joseph Grisby Steele was a lawyer in Rockbridge County, Virginia during the mid-nineteenth century.

Acquisition information:

This volumes was microfilmed in 2013 by Backstage Library Works in Bethlehem, PA.

Physical description:

1 volume (638 p.)