Bond Coal Company Ledger, 1905-1913

Access and use

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
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Bond Coal Company Ledger, 1905-1913. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:
Bond Coal Company (Wise County, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Bond Coal Company Ledger, 1905-1913. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger, 1905-1913, of Bond Coal Company records the individual accounts of customers and the company's controlling accounts. Each account includes the name of customer and the name of city and state where the customer was located. The accounts list transactions in chronological order, amount owed, amount paid, and form of payment. Most entries contain the general term "by invoice." The store's controlling accounts include an expense account, construction account, repairs account, stable expense account, mine supplies account, etc. Numerous pages record transactions between Bond Coal and Company and Bruce Coal and Coke Company. The ledger includes an index that lists the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page number where their accounts can be found.

Biographical / historical:

Bond Coal Company conducted business in Wise County, Virginia during the early twentieth century.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 vol. (370 p.)