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Watkins and Jones account book and daybook, 1877-1885, records the transactions of the law partneship located at Charlotte Court House, Virginia. The account book portion of the volume records the expense accounts of the law partners. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, expenses rendered, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Type of expenses include office rent, payment for servants, and postage. The daybook portion of the volume records in chronological order court cases involving Watkins and Jones. Information found in entries include court term when suit was heard, style of suit, and summary of suit. Type of suits include criminal, judgments and chancery. The volume also lists the sale of Thomas N. Jones' personal property on November 28, 1885. It records the name of purchaser, items purchased, and amount paid. Volume is in poor condition due to damaged spine.

Chappell and Fuqua Daybook, 1832-1833, records transactions on a daily basis as they occurred in 1832-1833. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, items sold, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods, whiskey, spices, farm tools, vegetables, and paper. Volume is in fragile condition due to mold damage.

Charlotte Banking and Insurance Company Business Records, 1872-1909, record the instituitons financial activites. They consist of blotter and ticklers, checkbooks, drafts, journals, ledgers, bills receivable books, cashiers' books, and day books.

Charlotte County (Va.) Board of Exemption Minutes, 1862-1865, consist mainly of lists of persons who applied to be exempt from military service. Names of the persons applying are given as well as the reason given for the exemption (mainly disease or injury). Lists of persons exempt because they were overseers, doctors, sheriffs, millers and farmers are also present. Arrangement is by date of meeting. Accompanying each meeting is a list of the present board members. There is no index. Information about military exemptions exists for the years 1862-1863.

Charlotte County (Va.) Commissioner of the Revenue Memorandum Books, 1806-1840, are rough drafts of personal property taxes compiled by the Commissioners of the Revenue. Some of the books have a listing at the front of the volume of the tax rates for that year. Information recorded for each person includes if applicable full name, number of white tithables, tithable slaves listed by name, number of tithable slaves older than 16 years of age, number of tithable slaves older than 12 years of age, numbers of horses and mules, and number of coaches, carriages and other taxable wheeled vehicles. There is no index.

Charlotte County (Va.) Township Records, 1870-1875, consist of three volumes and papers relating to the administrative functions of the township boards of the county.

Cronin, Hannah, and Company Cashbook, 1861-1870, records on an almost daily basis cash received and cash paid out. It includes the names of individuals the business received cash from and paid cash to.