Nelson County (Va.) Business Records, 1921-1924

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

Extent:

1 volume

Creator:

Nelson County (Va.) Circuit Court

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Nelson County (Va.) Business Records, 1921-1924, is currently compromised of a contract book created by the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association.

Biographical / historical:

Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.

Locality History: Nelson County was formed in 1807 from Amherst County. The county was named for Thomas Nelson, Jr., governor of Virginia from June to November 1781. The county seat is Lovingston.

Acquisition information:

These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Nelson County in an undated accession.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into one series:

• Series I: The Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924

Physical location:

State Record Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia

Physical description:

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