A Guide to the Lexington Savings Institution Ledger C, 1854-1864

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

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Phone: (804) 692-3888

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Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Lexington Savings Institution Ledger C, 1854-1864. Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Lexington Savings Institution Ledger C, 1854-1864. Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger C, 1854-1864, of Lexington Savings Institution that records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include dates of transactions, deposits, withdrawals, and interest earned. Entries dated 1864 include payments for war tax. Virginia Military Institute and many of its cadets and instructors, including Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, were customers of the savings institution. The ledger includes an index listing the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.

Biographical / historical:

Lexington Savings Institution conducted business in Rockbridge County, Virginia, during the mid-19th century.

Acquisition information:

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Rockbridge County.

Physical description:

1 volume (626 p.)