Collections

Aetna Insurance Company Vouchers, 1857-1861, record the disbursements of the company for such expenses as advertising, express or freight charges, taxes, return premiums, etc. All vouchers were signed by Aetna's agent Alexander F. Kinney.

The Alanson Harris Blacksmith business records consist of three ledgers, one blacksmith and carpentry work ledger, and one daybook.

Augusta County Court Records, (Va.), 1822-1850. The collection contains six documents removed from Augusta County court records: a deposition and an affidavit from the chancery cause, Davis vs. Lewis, 1822; a deposition from the chancery cause, Crank vs. Garland, 1835; a wrapper with docket information from the court case, Bullock vs. McCauley, 1843; and a letter with the surnames Buckner, Hausbarger, and Parouz, 1846.

Augusta County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1777 and undated. Consists of manuscript lists of tithable heads of household in the county for the year 1777 amd undated.

Augusta County (Va.) Marriage Register, 1813-1846, is a list of marriages celebrated in the county and certified by the county clerk. The register consists of the names of both parties, by whom married, the authority (license or publication) and the date when married. There are references, found on pages 18-a (1824) and 66 (1846), to marriages between "free persons of color." Due to the photostatic process, marriages between 1828-1833 are difficult to read.

Augusta County (Va.) Minute Books, 1827-1880 (bulk 1866-1880), record all mattters brought before the court on a daily basis when the court is in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to an appropriate order book, deed book, free negro register, etc. The collection contains minute books from the County Court.

Augusta County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1883 is comprised of various records created by groups in Augusta County. Represented records consist of a ledger and a library record.

The Augusta Perpetual Building and Loan Company Business Records, 1885-1907, consists of three daybooks, five cashbooks, four letter books, two ledgers, one index, one minute book, one statement book, two Bills Payable and Bills Receivable Account Books, and one stock receipt book.

Breeze Johnson Ledger, 1839-1847, documents the financial activities of Johnson's law firm. Transactions were entered in the accounts of individual clients. Information found in each entry includes date, type of transaction, and monies debited and credited to the account. Few details are provided as to the type of work performed for individual clients, but some accounts do contain a notation when a suit was filed in court. Scattered throughout the ledger are notations made by Johnson noting that he was to defend a client in court.

Charles City County (Va.) Minute Books 1-6, 1823-1879, record all mattters brought before the court on a daily basis when the court is in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to an appropriate order book, deed book, free negro register, etc. After page 339, Minute Book 2 contains minutes from the Military Exemption Board. The Clerk of the Court identified Minute Book 5 as an Order Book. This collection includes minutes from the County Court.