Weinman Wills Barytes Company Stockholder Minute Book, 1895-1896

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
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Preferred citation:

Weinman Wills Barytes Company Stockholder Minute Book, 1895-1896. Local government records collection, Lynchburg (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Weinman Wills Barytes Company Stockholder Minute Book, 1895-1896. Local government records collection, Lynchburg (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Weinman Wills Barytes Company Stockholder Minute Book, 1895-1896, records meetings of the company's officers and stockholders. The minutes document the election of officers, duties and compensation of officers, collection of stock, and a proposed merger with the Lynchburg Manufacturing Company. The last meeting, held 4 September 1896, discusses the inability of the company to pay its creditors and the transfer of the company's assets to trustee A. R. Long.

Biographical / historical:

Weinman Wills Barytes Company operated a mining facility in Lynchburg, Va., for a brief period from 1895 to 1896. Officers of the company included H. H. Denning, president; E. D. Wills, vice-president; and W. J. Weinman, secretary. In September 1896, the company was forced to turn over its assets to trustee A. R. Long so that they could be liquidated and the proceeds applied to the debts incurred by the company.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lynchburg.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.