Tazewell Court House Improvement Company Ledger, 1890-1895

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:

Tazewell Court House Improvement Company Ledger, 1890-1895. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

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

Tazewell Court House Improvement Company Ledger, 1890-1895. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Tazewell Court House Improvement Company Ledger, 1890-1895, contains financial records of the company and loose papers. The ledger documents the sale of lots and parcels of land to stockholders. Loose papers include letterhead for the Tazewell Land Improvement Company and the Tazewell Court House Improvement Company. Names of company officers and directors are printed on the letterhead. Index.

Biographical / historical:

Tazewell County was named for Henry Tazewell, United States senator from Virginia from 1794 until his death in 1799. It was formed from Wythe and Russell Counties in 1799, and parts of Logan (now in West Virginia), Russell, Wythe, and Washington Counties were added later.

The Tazewell County Court House Improvement Company constructed a street car line in the town of Tazewell in the early 1890s. The car was pulled by horse until 1904, when it was electrified.

The ledger was used as evidence in the chancery cause, Lou Kroll, etc., versus Tazewell Court House Improvement Company, etc., heard in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County

Acquisition information:

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Tazewell County.

The collection is located at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Research Services staff for access information, directions, and hours.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v. (337 p.)