PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02681::A Guide to the Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793)//EN" "vi02681.xml" A Guide to the Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793 Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793 Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249, 250/Barcode number 1178177 Bari Helms Library of Virginia © 2008 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 8 April 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249, 250/ Barcode 1178177 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2008 Bari Helms Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793 Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249, 250/ Barcode number 1178177 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 1 v. and 2 microfilm reels English Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use microfilm copy, Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249 and 250.

Preferred Citation

Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793. Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249-250, Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Augusta County under the accession number 43658.

Historical Information

Mount Ery Furnace was founded by Solomon Matthews and was located in either Rockingham County or Loudoun County, Virginia. By 1793, the furnace was operated by Benjamin Fawcett and Joseph Fawcett. The furnace did business in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Scope and Content

Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793, records the accounts of individual customers and employees. Entries are arranged in chronological order under the account name. Entries document customer purchases of iron, but the majority of entries concern employee accounts. The employee accounts record money paid for work done, cash accounts, and items purchased such as clothing and food supplies, leather, and tobacco. Each entry includes the date of transaction, items purchased or work performed, and amount of money debited and credited.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

For additional information see the Augusta County Chancery Cause, Solomon Matthews versus Benjamin Fawcett. It can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Augusta County Courthouse. The index number is 1828-028.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Mount Ery Furnace. Subjects: Furnaces. Iron foundries--Virginia. Iron-works--Virginia. Geographical Names: Augusta County (Va.)--History--18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Business records--Virginia--Augusta County. Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Augusta County. Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County. Added Entry - Personal Name: Fawcett, Benjamin. Fawcett, Joseph. Matthews, Solomon.