Caroline County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1949

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:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Caroline County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1949, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Caroline County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
2 volumes; 2 pages; 0.45 cubic feet (1 box)
Creator:
Caroline County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Caroline County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1949, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Caroline County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Caroline County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1949 is comprised of various records created by groups in Caroline County. These records consist of a record book, minutes, a ledger, and other loose records.

Biographical / historical:

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

Locality History: Caroline County was named for Caroline of Anspach, wife of King George II. It was formed from Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties on 1 May 1728, and additional parts of King and Queen County were added in 1742 and in 1763. The county seat is Bowling Green.

Lost Locality Note: Most loose records and deed books prior to 1836 and will books prior to 1853 were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed by Union troops who ransacked the courthouse in May 1864. A near-complete run of order books exists.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Caroline County under an undated accession.
Processing information:

Prior to 2025, the various organization records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large organization record for the locality. Since 2025, these records additionally include identified but not processed records.

These records were processed by Catherine OBrion in 2009 and Eddie Woodward in 2020

Encoded by J. Taylor: August 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into four series:

  • Series I: Bowling Green Volunteer Fire Company Records, 1940-1949
  • Series II: Hall of Kilwinning Crosse Lodge No. 2-237 Records, 1902-1911
  • Series III: Human Association Executive Board Records, 1902-1903
  • Series IV: Caroline County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823 [UNPROCESSED]

Physical location:
Library of Virginia