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Please use microfilm if available.","Please see  Amherst County Microfilm index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.","Bailie and Gallaher, Book and Job Printers Ledger, 1836-1840, is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 130.","Robert M. Brown Account Books, 1838-1880, are available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 131.","John Cabell Estate Account Book, 1809-1834 is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 132.","S. A. Day Sales Ledger D, 1900-1903, is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 133.","Read and Montgomerie Journal, 1820-1827, is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 130.","Thompson and Teas Company Journal for Ledger C, 1785-1788, is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 132.","Unidentified Farm Account Book, 1848-1879 (bulk 1868-1879) is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) 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These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History:Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770. The county seat is Amherst. Area: 475.2 square miles. Population: 31,894 (2000), 31,900 (2005 estimate.)","Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","Encoded by C. Freed, August 2026","Although the Bailie, Gallaher, Book and Job Printers Ledger, 1836-1840, operated in Richmond, and therefore descriptive practice would have this record described with the business records for that locality.  The decision was made, however, in April 2025 by the Local Records staff to describe this volume as part of the Amherst County business records due largely to the fact that the volume was filmed with the other Amherst County business records.","The series of records, found under the Acession numbers 21597 and 21717, while detailing activities in Bedford and Nelson counties as well as the cities of Lynchburg and Richmond in Virginia and the city of Wheeling (now in West Virginia), are all part of the larger Higginbotham Company Records, 1804-1860, and have a direct connection to the Higginbotham family based in Amherst County. These accession numbers will be noted accordingly when describing the records.","Additional Amherst County(Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","may be found in Accessions 21597 and 21717 which include the following ten series: John and Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Daniel and David Higginbotham and Company Records, Thomas Higginbotham Records, Thomas and Daniel Higginbotham and Company Records (2), John James London Ledger B, Samuel Read and Company Records, Archibald Robertson and Company Records and Soldier's Joy Plantation Records (Series 9-15, 17 and 19-20)","Amherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903, are comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Amherst County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as daybooks, ledgers, account books and journals.","There are no restrictions.","State Records Center","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Amherst County (Va.) 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Brown Account Books, 1838-1880\n\nSeries IV: Brown and Whitehead Ledger, 1849-1857\n\nSeries V: John Cabell Estate Account Book, 1809-1834\n\nSeries VI: Central Savings Bank Daybook, 1859-1860\n\nSeries VII: S. A. Day Sales Ledger D, 1900-1903\n\nSeries VIII: John Thomas Ellis Records, 1881-1888\n\nSeries IX: John and Richard Shelton Ellis Records, 1804-1835\n\nSeries X: Richard Shelton Ellis Records, 1816-1846\n\nSeries XI: Daniel and David Higginbotham and Company Records, 1818-1843\n\nSeries XII: Thomas Higginbotham Records, 1831-1845\n\nSeries XIII: Thomas and Daniel Higginbotham and Company Records, 1815-1827\n\nSeries XIV: Thomas and Daniel Higginbotham and Company Records, 1815-1838\n\nSeries XV: John James London Ledger B, 1852-1860\n\nSeries XVI: McPennalton and Company Ledger, 1831-1834\n\nSeries XVII: Samuel Read and Company Records, 1818-1819\n\nSeries XVIII: Read and Montgomerie Journal, 1820-1827\n\nSeries XIX: Archibald Robertson and Company Records, 1814-1825\n\nSeries XX: Soldier's Joy Plantation Records, 1826-1851\n\nSeries XXI: Thompson and Teas Company Journal for Ledger C, 1785-1788\n\nSeries XXII: Unidentified Business Account Book, 1886-1888\n\nSeries XXIII: Unidentified Contractor Account Book, 1833-1840\n\nSeries XXIV: Unidentified Contractor Ledger, 1886-1887\n\nSeries XXV: Unidentified Farm Account Book, 1848-1879 (bulk 1868-1879)\n\nSeries XXVI: Unidentified General Store Daybook, 1821\n\nSeries XXVII: Unidentified Liqour Merchant Ledger D, 1814-1815\n\nSeries XXVIII: Unidentified Mercantile Business Ledger B, 1836-1841\n\nSeries XXIX: Unidentified Tanyard Account Book, 1826-1828"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eContext for Record Type:\u003c/emph\u003e Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History:\u003c/emph\u003eAmherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770. The county seat is Amherst. Area: 475.2 square miles. Population: 31,894 (2000), 31,900 (2005 estimate.)\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History:Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770. The county seat is Amherst. Area: 475.2 square miles. Population: 31,894 (2000), 31,900 (2005 estimate.)"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAmherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903. Local government records collection, Amherst County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"prefercite_tesim":["Amherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903. Local government records collection, Amherst County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePrior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.\u003c/p\u003e \n","\u003cp\u003eEncoded by C. 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These accession numbers will be noted accordingly when describing the records.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","Encoded by C. Freed, August 2026","Although the Bailie, Gallaher, Book and Job Printers Ledger, 1836-1840, operated in Richmond, and therefore descriptive practice would have this record described with the business records for that locality.  The decision was made, however, in April 2025 by the Local Records staff to describe this volume as part of the Amherst County business records due largely to the fact that the volume was filmed with the other Amherst County business records.","The series of records, found under the Acession numbers 21597 and 21717, while detailing activities in Bedford and Nelson counties as well as the cities of Lynchburg and Richmond in Virginia and the city of Wheeling (now in West Virginia), are all part of the larger Higginbotham Company Records, 1804-1860, and have a direct connection to the Higginbotham family based in Amherst County. These accession numbers will be noted accordingly when describing the records."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional Amherst County(Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA011\"\u003e\"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003emay be found in Accessions 21597 and 21717 which include the following ten series: John and Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Daniel and David Higginbotham and Company Records, Thomas Higginbotham Records, Thomas and Daniel Higginbotham and Company Records (2), John James London Ledger B, Samuel Read and Company Records, Archibald Robertson and Company Records and Soldier's Joy Plantation Records (Series 9-15, 17 and 19-20)\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional Amherst County(Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","may be found in Accessions 21597 and 21717 which include the following ten series: John and Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Daniel and David Higginbotham and Company Records, Thomas Higginbotham Records, Thomas and Daniel Higginbotham and Company Records (2), John James London Ledger B, Samuel Read and Company Records, Archibald Robertson and Company Records and Soldier's Joy Plantation Records (Series 9-15, 17 and 19-20)"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAmherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903, are comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Amherst County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as daybooks, ledgers, account books and journals.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Amherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903, are comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Amherst County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as daybooks, ledgers, account books and journals."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Location\"\u003eState Records Center\n\u003c/physloc\u003e\n"],"physloc_tesim":["State Records Center"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":125,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-09-01T14:00:51.141Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi06851","ead_ssi":"vi_vi06851","_root_":"vi_vi06851","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi06851","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi06851.xml","title_ssm":["Amherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903"],"title_tesim":["Amherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Amherst County (Va.) 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Day Sales Ledger D, 1900-1903, is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 133.","Read and Montgomerie Journal, 1820-1827, is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 130.","Thompson and Teas Company Journal for Ledger C, 1785-1788, is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 132.","Unidentified Farm Account Book, 1848-1879 (bulk 1868-1879) is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 131.","Unidentified Liquor Merchant Ledger D, 1814-1815, is available as microfilm Amherst County (Va.) Reel 132.","This collection is arranged\nSeries I: Amherst Savings Bank Records, 1879-1883\n \nSeries II: Bailie and Gallaher, Book and Job Printers Ledger, 1836-1840\n \nSeries III: Robert M. Brown Account Books, 1838-1880\n\nSeries IV: Brown and Whitehead Ledger, 1849-1857\n\nSeries V: John Cabell Estate Account Book, 1809-1834\n\nSeries VI: Central Savings Bank Daybook, 1859-1860\n\nSeries VII: S. A. 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These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History:Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770. The county seat is Amherst. Area: 475.2 square miles. 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The decision was made, however, in April 2025 by the Local Records staff to describe this volume as part of the Amherst County business records due largely to the fact that the volume was filmed with the other Amherst County business records.","The series of records, found under the Acession numbers 21597 and 21717, while detailing activities in Bedford and Nelson counties as well as the cities of Lynchburg and Richmond in Virginia and the city of Wheeling (now in West Virginia), are all part of the larger Higginbotham Company Records, 1804-1860, and have a direct connection to the Higginbotham family based in Amherst County. These accession numbers will be noted accordingly when describing the records.","Additional Amherst County(Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","may be found in Accessions 21597 and 21717 which include the following ten series: John and Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Daniel and David Higginbotham and Company Records, Thomas Higginbotham Records, Thomas and Daniel Higginbotham and Company Records (2), John James London Ledger B, Samuel Read and Company Records, Archibald Robertson and Company Records and Soldier's Joy Plantation Records (Series 9-15, 17 and 19-20)","Amherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903, are comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Amherst County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as daybooks, ledgers, account books and journals.","There are no restrictions.","State Records Center","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Amherst County (Va.) 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These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History:\u003c/emph\u003eAmherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770. The county seat is Amherst. Area: 475.2 square miles. 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Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770. The county seat is Amherst. Area: 475.2 square miles. Population: 31,894 (2000), 31,900 (2005 estimate.)"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAmherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903. Local government records collection, Amherst County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"prefercite_tesim":["Amherst County (Va.) Business Records, 1785-1903. Local government records collection, Amherst County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePrior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.\u003c/p\u003e \n","\u003cp\u003eEncoded by C. 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The decision was made, however, in April 2025 by the Local Records staff to describe this volume as part of the Amherst County business records due largely to the fact that the volume was filmed with the other Amherst County business records.","The series of records, found under the Acession numbers 21597 and 21717, while detailing activities in Bedford and Nelson counties as well as the cities of Lynchburg and Richmond in Virginia and the city of Wheeling (now in West Virginia), are all part of the larger Higginbotham Company Records, 1804-1860, and have a direct connection to the Higginbotham family based in Amherst County. These accession numbers will be noted accordingly when describing the records."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional Amherst County(Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA011\"\u003e\"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003emay be found in Accessions 21597 and 21717 which include the following ten series: John and Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Richard Shelton Ellis Records, Daniel and David Higginbotham and Company Records, Thomas Higginbotham Records, Thomas and Daniel Higginbotham and Company Records (2), John James London Ledger B, Samuel Read and Company Records, Archibald Robertson and Company Records and Soldier's Joy Plantation Records (Series 9-15, 17 and 19-20)\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional Amherst County(Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. 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Please use digital images.","This collection is arranged\nSeries I: Certificates of Importation, 1814-1819, arranged chronologically.","Context for Record Type: In 1778, Governor Patrick Henry enacted legislation preventing importation of enslaved people into the commonwealth. Those that did bring their enslaved people were required to register them with the county court and sign a certificate of importation agreeing that they were not bringing enslaved people into the commonwealth with the intent to sell. The enslaved person is sometimes named, but not always, and occasionally information is given as to age, birthdate, and the state from which the individuals were moving. According to Section 3 of the act \"every slave imported into this commonwealth contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, shall upon such importation become free.\" By this clause, those enslaved people who were brought into Virginia illegally could pursue their freedom in the local courts","Locality History: Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770.","Amherst County (Va.) Certificates of Importation were removed from the Amherst County (Va.) Deeds [under accession 53740] by E. Jordan in 2023. L. Neuroth later indexed the certificates for the purposes of digitizing them for the digital project Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative.","Encoded by M. Mason: August 2023; updated by C. 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The enslaved person is sometimes named, but not always, and occasionally information is given as to age, birthdate, and the state the individuals are moving from.","This record set includes 3 certificates: a certificate, 1814 November, concerning the importation of Lucy, a multiracial woman, by William Roach; a certificate, 1819 February 15, concerning the importation of George, Syvia (or Silvy), Philis (or Phillis), Bob, Hester, Peter, Matildy, Randolph, and Patients (or Patience) by Solomon Day; and a certificate, 1819 February 15, concerning the importation of Westley by Jeremiah Franklin.","There are no restrictions.","Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Amherst County (Va.) Certificates of Importation, 1814-1819"],"collection_ssim":["Amherst County (Va.) 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The enslaved person is sometimes named, but not always, and occasionally information is given as to age, birthdate, and the state from which the individuals were moving. According to Section 3 of the act \"every slave imported into this commonwealth contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, shall upon such importation become free.\" By this clause, those enslaved people who were brought into Virginia illegally could pursue their freedom in the local courts\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History:\u003c/emph\u003e Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. 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Judgments also contain suits brought by enslaved people seeking to gain their freedom.","In Judgments, an assumpsit or declaration (sometimes referred to as a narratio) lays out the plaintiff's grievance as a petition acted as a formal application to the court requesting judicial action. Judgment suits also generally included record types like subpoenas, summons, and exhibit. Judgments may also include additional documentations such as executions, bonds, and various kinds of writs.","Judgment suits make up a large quantity of a locality's records; consequently, they provide a great deal of information concerning the activities and interests of the people who lived in the locality. 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