Isle of Wight County Museum collection of officials' records, 1848-1884

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

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Isle of Wight County Museum collection of officials' records, 1848-1884. Accession 50200. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:

1 reel

Creator:

Isle of Wight County Museum

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Isle of Wight County Museum collection of officials' records, 1848-1884. Accession 50200. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Isle of Wight County Museum collection of officials' records, 1848-1884, consisting of a ledger, 1848-1849, containing ticket sales, sheriff's fees, parish claims, and merchant licenses; judgment and execution book, 1850-1884, kept by John R. Purdie of Isle of Wight County, containing executions and judgments, as well as a diary, a weather diary, and accounts kept by Purdie as treasurer of Christ Church in Smithfield, Virginia; and Isle of Wight County treasurer's ledger and daybook, 1871-1881, containing accounts of the county.

Acquisition information:

Loaned for microfilming by the Isle of Wight County Museum, Smithfield, Virginia.