Unidentified Checkbook, 1865-1866

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Unidentified Checkbook, 1865-1866. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Unidentified Checkbook, 1865-1866. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Unidentified Checkbook, 1865-1866, contains blank checks and stubs of checks for an account kept with the National Bank of Virginia located in Richmond. Information found in check stubs includes date check was written, name of individual or business to whom check was written, and amount of check. Occasionally the purpose of the check was written in place of the check recipient. Checks were written for such things as rent, storage, lumber, and cattle.

Biographical / historical:

This unidentified business operated in Richmond, Va., during the mid-nineteenth century.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.