Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940

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:

Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1904 [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Henry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
0.9 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Creator:
Henry County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1904 [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Henry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940 is comprised of various records created by groups in Henry County. Represented records largely consist of unprocessed loose records. These records typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Includes boxes containing material identified as organization records. These records may be flat filed or foldered but not fully processed.

Contains a member list for the Leatherwood Baptist Church.

Biographical / historical:

Context for Record Type: Organization Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These organization records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, organization records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These organization 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: Henry County was named for Patrick Henry, who was the first governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. It was formed from Pittsylvania County in 1776. The county court first met on 20 January 1777. Part of Patrick County was added later in 1858. The county seat was previously in Martinsville but has been moved near Collinsville.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers Henry County under an undated accession.
Processing information:

Prior to 2025, the various organization records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large organization record for the locality. Since 2025, these records additionally include identified but not processed records.

Encoded by J. Taylor: September 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into one series:

  • Series I: Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940 [UNPROCESSED]

Physical location:
Library of Virginia