Mechanics Building Company Journal No. 3, 1877-1886

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

Summary

Creator:

Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Mechanics Building Company Journal No. 3, 1877-1886, records the accounts of individual stockholders on a monthly basis. Information found for each stockholder include the number of shares owned and any monies owed for dues,interest fees, and fines. The inside of the volume cover notes that the journal was entered as an exhibit with a deposition of John A. Kratz given 8 July 1889 for an unidentified court case.

Biographical / historical:

Mechanics Building Company operated in Richmond, Va., during the late nineteenth century. Early board members of the company included Richmond area merchants Julius Ide and John A. Kratz.

Acquisition information:

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond.

Physical location:

State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia

Physical description:

1 v.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Stock companies--Virginia--Richmond.
Business records--Virginia--Richmond.
Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Richmond.