Chesterfield County (Va.) Business Records, 1831-1925

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:

Many of the business volumes are fragile. Please handle with extreme care.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Chesterfield County (Va.) Business Records, 1831-1925. Local government records collection, Chesterfield County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
2 volumes; .23 cu. ft. (1 box)
Creator:
Chesterfield County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Chesterfield County (Va.) Business Records, 1831-1925. Local government records collection, Chesterfield County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Chesterfield County (Va.) Business Records, 1831-1925, are comprised of various records created by individuals in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Chesterfield County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as loose accounts, a contract book and a ledger.

Biographical / historical:

Context for Record Type:Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.

Locality History:: Chesterfield County was named for Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth earl of Chesterfield, British statesman and diplomat, and was formed from Henrico County in 1749. The county seat is Chesterfield Court House. Part of Henrico County was added to Chesterfield in 1922. Area: 425.8 square miles. Population: 259,903 (2000), 286,500 (2005 estimate.)

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Chesterfield County in an undated accession.
Processing information:

Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.

Encoded by C. Freed, September 2024

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged

  • Series I: Anderson and Moody Mill Accounts, 1831-1834
  • Series II: Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1925
  • Series III: David M. Walker Ledger, 1913-1921

Physical location:
State Records Center