Louisa County (Va.) Unidentified Account Book, 1846

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Preferred citation:

Louisa County (Va.) Unidentified Account Book, 1846. Louisa County (Va.) Reel 118, Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Louisa County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Louisa County (Va.) Unidentified Account Book, 1846. Louisa County (Va.) Reel 118, Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Louisa County (Va.) Unidentified Account Book, 1846, is an account book volume, possibly from a store, that records payments made either in money or by labor for various goods. The persons in the book are most likely African Americans as the volume has the phrase "negro book" written on the inside cover. Each entry is made under the name of a person and records the goods purchased and either the money owed or paid, or if paid in labor and what labor was done. Kinds of goods purchased include sugar, tobacco, molasses, buttons, shoes, trousers, cloth, knives, a watch, and so forth. There is no discernible arrangement though there is an index at the front of the volume. The volume is extremely difficult to read due to ink bleed through from other pages.

Biographical / historical:

Louisa County was formed in 1742 from Hanover County.

Acquisition information:
This item was microfilmed by the Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Division.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 microfilm reel (89 images)