A Guide to the Tutwiler and Tayloe Ledger, 1876-1884

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:

Tutwiler and Tayloe Ledger, 1876-1884. Rockbridge County (Va.) Reel 208, Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Tutwiler and Tayloe Ledger, 1876-1884. Rockbridge County (Va.) Reel 208, Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger, 1876-1884, of Tutwiler and Tayloe, a law partnership. It records the accounts of individual clients. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, legal service rendered, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Legal services include drawing up legal documents, offering legal advice, and representing clients in court cases. Form of payments include cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as wood and flour. 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:

Tutwiler and Tayloe was a law partnership in Rockbridge County, Virginia during the late nineteenth century. John McClelland Tutwiler was one of the law partners.

Acquisition information:

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

Physical description:

1 volume (173 p.)