Augusta County (Va.) Business Records, 1789-1908

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:

Many of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Augusta County (Va.) Business Records, 1789-1908. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
79 volumes; .45 cubic feet (1 box)
Creator:
Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Augusta County (Va.) Business Records, 1789-1908. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Augusta County (Va.) Business Records,1789-1908, is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Augusta County (Va.). Represented records largely consists of bound volumes such as ledgers, daybooks, minute books, cashbooks, invoice books, and account books.

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: Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 9 December 1745.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Augusta County in 2008 under the accession numbers 43658 and 43836.
Processing information:

Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.

The records in this collection were processed as different times from 2002-2015 mostly by Bari Helms as well Greg Crawford. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings.

Encoded by M. Mason, March 2024

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged

  • Series I: Aetna Insurance Company Vouchers, 1857-1861
  • Series II: John Armstrong, Sr. Ledger, 1827-1842
  • Series III: Augusta Perpetual Building and Loan Company Business Records, 1885-1907
  • Series IV: John B. Christian Ledger, 1817-1837
  • Series V: John Frazier and Bath and Rockbridge Alum Springs Ledger, 1850-1854
  • Series VI: Alanson Harris Blacksmith Ledgers and Daybook, 1839-1867
  • Series VII: Henry Holloway Plantation Ledger, 1796-1810
  • Series VIII: Houff & Holler Business Records, 1904-1908
  • Series IX: Breeze Johnson Ledger, 1839-1847
  • Series X: Nicholas C. Kinney Daybook and Ledgers, 1815-1830
  • Series XI: Mandelbaum Clothier Daybook, 1871
  • Series XII: Mercer Salt Works Business Records, 1851-1856
  • Series XIII: Mictiow Sales Book, 1837
  • Series XIV: Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793
  • Series XV: Mutual Annuity Company Ledger, 1892-1906
  • Series XVI: Timothy M. Patterson General Store Ledgers, 1792-1805
  • Series XVII: Tannehill & Wheat Nursery Ledger, 1866-1874
  • Series XVIII: Henry I. Tapp Daybook and Ledger, 1826-1831
  • Series XIX: Templeton and Company Daybook and Ledger, 1856-1860
  • Series XX: Thornburg and Shafer Daybook, 1877-1879
  • Series XXI: Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835
  • Series XXII: Unidentified Grocer Account Book, 1873
  • Series XXIII: Virginia Banking and Trust Company Business Records, 1866-1875
  • Series XXIV:Virginia Express Company Minute Book and Cashbook, 1867-1869
  • Series XXV: John Wayt Invoice Book, 1828-1831
  • Series XXVI:William Weaver Business Records, 1814-1826

Physical location:
Library of Virginia; State Records Center
Physical description:
.