Charles City County (Va.) Business Records, 1866-1879

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:
11 volumes
Creator:
Charles City County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Charles City County (Va.) Business Records, 1866-1898 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Charles City County (Va.). Represented records largely consists of daybooks, ledgers, and an account book.

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:Charles City County was named for King Charles I and was one of the original shires, or counties, first enumerated in 1634. The county seat is Charles City. Part of James City County was added to Charles City in 1721.

Lost Locality Notes:Records have been destroyed at various times. The most damage occurred during the Civil War when the records were strewn through the woods in a rainstorm. A few pre-Civil War volumes such as deed books, will books, minute books, and order books exist.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Charles City County in an undated accession
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into four series:

  • Series I: Business Records of the Neston General Store, 1870-1879
  • Series II: Business Records of R.L. Adams, 1866-1878
  • Series III: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1871-1878
  • Series IV: Business Records of Willcox and Graves, 1873-1875

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
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