Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad Company Ledger, 1887-1888

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad Company Ledger, 1887-1888. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad Company Ledger, 1887-1888. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

The Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad Company Ledger consists of one ledger that records the activities of employees, companies, and railroad contractors hired by the railroad. Several companies included in the ledger were based in either Richmond or Petersburg, Va. Entries are in chronological order and listed under the name of the employee or company. Entries document wages and supplies purchased by employees. Supplies provided included dry goods, tobacco, soap, paper, clothing, lamps, hay, laudanum, and hardware supplies such as axes and axle grease.

Included at the back of the ledger are separate entries for station work and tract laying and surfacing. One entry is specified as pertaining to station work from Reedy Creek to Hobb's.

Biographical / historical:

The Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad Company was formed in 1869 by the merger of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad with the Columbia and Augusta Railroad. The resulting 191 mile line ran between Charlotte, North Carolina and Augusta, Georgia. The Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad became part of the Richmond and Danville Railroad in 1878, and in 1894, Southern Railway took over control of the railroad.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the City of Petersburg.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.