Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company Account book, 1899-1902

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company Account book, 1899-1902. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company (Fluvanna, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company Account book, 1899-1902. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company Account Book, 1899-1902, records expenditures (telephone poles, expenses, tax payments, etc.,) and receipts of company's treasurer; deposits and withdrawals from company's bank account; individual accounts of company's stockholders that lists chronologically total number of shares purchased and amount paid; and individual accounts of customers who rented telephones from the company. The latter lists chronologically the length of rental period, method of payment, and amount owed and paid.

Biographical / historical:

Before 1902, the Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company was known as the Fluvanna Telephone Company.

Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century designation of the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was originally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. The county seat is Palmyra.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Fluvanna County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v. (151 p.)