Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1780-1934

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:

Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1780-1934, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Powhatan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
1 volume; 2.7 cubic feet (6 boxes)
Creator:
Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1780-1934, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Powhatan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1781-1934 is comprised of various records created by groups in Powhatan County. These records include a minute book and other loose records. The loose records typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

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: Powhatan County was named for the paramount chief of the Powhatan Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850. The county seat is Powhatan.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Powhatan County in 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.

Encoded by J. Taylor: August 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into two series:

  • Series I: Powhatan Lodge No. 123 Records, 1874-1914
  • Series II: Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1780-1934 [UNPROCESSED]

Physical location:
Library of Virginia