Mecklenburg County (Va.) Business Records, 1810-1814

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:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Mecklenburg County (Va.) Business Records, 1810-1814. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
1 volume
Creator:
Mecklenburg County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mecklenburg County (Va.) Business Records, 1810-1814. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Mecklenburg County (Va.) Business Records, 1810-1814, is currently compromised of an account book created by William S. Davis.

Historical Information: William S. Davis was a physician who practiced in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, during the early 19th century.

Scope and Content: The account book, 1810-1814, of William S. Davis, a physician, recorded the accounts of individual customers. The accounts list charges and payments for visits to patients, medication, and other medical services such as extracting teeth, cauterizing cancerous tumours, assistance with pregnancies, and visits to ill enslaved people. Forms of payment include cash, credit, barter of items (cotton seed, whiskey, bacon) and labor (cutting wheat, work on chimney, knitting socks). The volume also recorded transactions related to Davis' estate.

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, debut suits, and contract disputes.

Locality History: Mecklenburg County (Va.) was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1764. The county court first met on 11 March 1765. The county seat is Boydton.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Mecklenburg County under 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.

These records were processed by Greg Crawford in 2003.

Encoded by J. Taylor, May 2024

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into one series:

  • Series I: William S. Davis Account Book, 1810-1814
Physical location:
State Record Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
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