Page County ledgers

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Page County Ledgers, 1831-1881, SC 0353, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
2.08 cubic feet 5 boxes
Creator:
Davison, Elizabeth A., 1956-, Waters, Cletus Gaylon, and Grove family
Abstract:
Bound accounts chiefly documenting business and financial transactions in Page County, Virginia. Several ledgers have Grove family members as proprietors and other unidentified ledgers are assumed to be connected to the Grove family.
Language:
English , Sanskrit .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Page County Ledgers, 1831-1881, SC 0353, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

Bound accounts chiefly documenting business and financial transactions in Page County, Virginia. Several ledgers have Grove family members as proprietors and other unidentified ledgers are assumed to be connected to the Grove family.

With the exception of the Sanskrit copybook, the ledgers, account books, and daybooks all document business and financial transactions for goods and services involving Page County residents. Frequent surnames include Campbell, Mauck, Grove, Foltz, Koontz, Kite, Long, Phillips, Printz, Sours, Ruffner, Varner, Yager, and many others.

The Grammatik der Sanscrita Sprache copybook has a previous owner's signature, H[enry].W. Martens, on the handwritten title page as well as page 84 that's accompanied by "University of Virginia, November 11th 1843." The connection between Martens, his copybook, and the rest of the Page County ledgers is unclear.

Biographical / historical:

The proprietors identified in the collection include Emanual Grove (1812-1890), his son John William Grove (1844-1924), Emanuel's brother Joseph Grove (1805-1885), John Brumback, and John R. O'Neale (1812-1890) & Co. It's likely that Brumback was related to the Groves given that Emanuel Grove married Frances Brumback (1814-1880) and John W. Grove's second wife was Laura Ann Brumback (1851-1926).

John W. Grove and his brother Charles purchased the building at 27 E. Main Street in Luray and operated a general merchandise store in that location.

Acquisition information:
The ledgers were donated by Cletus Gaylon Waters in July 2023. Physical custody was transferred by Betsy Davison who had been using the materials for her own research.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard