Amherst County Virginia subscription list

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16475, Amherst County, Va. subscription list, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.04 Cubic Feet 1 legal sized folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16475, Amherst County, Va. subscription list, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of five pages of names and amounts of money to pledge support for the Confederate Army in the early stages of the Civil War. The title page says, "The undersigned promise and bind themselves to pay on demand to T.W. Dillard, Henry Loving, Samuel Richeson, John B. Wheeler, William Kent and John D. Davis the sums severally annexed to their respective names to be expended under the direction of Amherst County Court in equipping the volunteers from the said county under the Governor's proclamation and providing for the support of their families ...this 13th day of August, 1861."

The lists are arranged by different companies, for example, "Dillard's Co.," "Capt. Hargrove's Co.," New Prospect Co.," Capt. Morris Co.," etc. Underneath each company are names and dollar amounts.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from David Lesser by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on December 11, 2020.
Physical description:
Fair
Physical facet:
Five manuscript sheets
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Places:
Virginia -- Amherst County