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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 06 July 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Garrit Minor Legal Account Book, 1806-1831 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Fredericksburg (Va.) Reel 101 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2006 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Garrit Minor Legal Account Book, 1806-1831 Fredericksburg (Va.) Reel 101 Library of Virginia 1 microfilm reel (203 images) English Minor, Garrit, 1779 Dec. 25-1832 June 25. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Garrit Minor Legal Account Book, 1806-1831. Fredericksburg (Va.) Reel 101, Local government records collection, Fredericksburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 42930.

Historical Information

Garrit Minor practiced law during the early nineteenth century in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Found on the inside cover of the account book is a statement written by Garrit Minor's son W. Garrit Minor saying that he gave the volume to John James Chew, the clerk of the court, for safekeeping.

Scope and Content

Legal account book, 1806-1831, of Garrit Minor, a lawyer. It records the accounts of individual clients. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, legal service rendered, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Legal services include drawing up legal documents, offering legal advice, representing clients in court cases, and serving as an administrator of estates. Form of payments include cash and credit. Additional information recorded in the volume include a list of petty fees owed to Minor and an inventory of books found in Minor's library. The ledger includes an index that lists the names of clients in alphabetical order and the page number where their accounts can be found. Minor's clients included African-Americans.

Index Terms Persons: Minor, Garrit, 1779-1832. Subjects: Lawyers -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg. Legal services -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg. Libraries -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg. Geographical Names: Fredericksburg (Va.) -- History -- 19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Account books -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg. Business records -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg. Local government records -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.