Farmers and Labor Union Exchange Daybook, 1890-1892

Access and use

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
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

COLLECTION IS CLOSED FOR REFORMATTING.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Farmers and Labor Union Exchange Daybook, 1890-1892. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Farmers and Labor Union Exchange Daybook, 1890-1892. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Daybook, 1890-1892, records transactions of the Farmers and Labor Union Exchange as they occurred on a daily basis. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, and amount owed for each item. Items sold include soda, tobacco, dry-goods, food, horse collars, candy, and spices.

Daybook records additional information such as the expenses paid by the exchange after it began business; names of stockholders, amount of stock each owned, and date they purchased stock; amount of money paid to stockholders, name of stockholder, and date money was paid; by-laws stating the rules and organizational structure of the exchange; a resolution passed by the New Hope Farmers' Alliance calling for the creation of the Farmers and Labor Union Exchange; and the amount of daily cash sales of the exchange from March 16, 1891 to June 18, 1892.

Biographical / historical:

Farmers and Labor Union Exchange conducted business during the late nineteenth century in Mendota, Washington County, Virginia. It was formed in August 1890, by the New Hope Farmers' Alliance and its subordinate alliances for the purpose of selling goods produced by members of the alliances.

Farmers and Labor Union Exchange Daybook, 1890-1892, was used as evidence in the chancery cause, Mendota Exchange versus William Childs, etc., heard in the Circuit Court of Scott County.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Scott County.
Physical description:
1 vol. (141 p.)