Louisa County (Va.) Business Records, 1835-1882

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

Summary

Extent:
6 volumes, 1 microfilm reel; 0.1 cubic feet (1 folder).
Creator:
Louisa County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Louisa County (Va.) Business Records, 1835-1882 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Louisa County. Represented records largely consists of bound volumes such as ledgers, daybooks, account books, journals, and cashbooks.

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: Louisa County was named for Louisa, a daughter of King George II and wife of King Frederick V of Denmark. It was formed from Hanover County in 1742. The county seat is Louisa.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Louisa County in 1949/50 under accession number 23562, in 2008 under accession number 43572, as well as an undated accession.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into five series:

  • Series I: Business Records of Crank and Chiles, 1882
  • Series II: Business Records of Philip T. Hunt, 1854-1862
  • Series III: Business Records of Shepherd Hunter, 1835-1838
  • Series IV: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1841
  • Series V: Business Records of an Unidentified Store, 1846

Physical location:
Library of Virginia