Virginia Central Railroad Appraisement of Stock Killed or Injured

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
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Restrictions:

Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Virginia Central Railroad Appraisement of Stock Killed or Injured, November 17, 1860, SC 0255, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.06 cubic feet 1 folder
Creator:
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Abstract:
An 1860 Virginia Central Railroad claim for "one White Hog" killed by the mail train in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Virginia Central Railroad Appraisement of Stock Killed or Injured, November 17, 1860, SC 0255, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The appraisal certifies that on November 8, 1860 "one White Hog" was killed by mail train on the Virginia Central Railroad. The property was owned by Joseph S. Ruff and was valued at $8. The document was signed by Leander Wright of the Virginia Central Railroad, and by Rockbridge County Justice of the Peace, William M. McCutchan, J.D. Additional signatories are Joseph G. W. Bell and A.B. Roodcap.

Biographical / historical:

The Virginia Central Railroad operated between 1850 and 1868, and eventually extended 206 miles from Richmond, Virginia to Covington, Ohio. The Virginia Central Railroad originated as the much smaller Louisa Railroad, with the eastern terminus at Hanover Junction (about 20 miles north of Richmond) and the western terminus in Charlottesville. Construction extended the railroad westward, and by 1859, it reached Covington, Ohio, 10 miles from the Covington and Ohio Railroad, which extended further westward. In 1968 the Virginia Central Railroad merged with the Covington and Ohio Railroad to form the new Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Railroad.

By 1860, the railroad went through the northern tip of Rockbridge County, with a single stop in in the town of Goshen, between stops in Craigsville in Bath County and Millboro Depot in Augusta County.

The Virginia Central played an important role during the Civil War, transporting supplies, troops and mail for the Confederacy.

Acquisition information:
Item was purchased at auction on November 10, 2017, from Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates and formed part of Lot #229.
Custodial history:

According to the record of sale, the appraisal was formerly the property of a private collector from Augusta County, Virginia.

Processing information:

This item was separated from the remainder of the lot material based on collection assessment at the time of purchase.

Arrangement:

One document housed in a legal sized folder.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard