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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Tamia Taylor, 01 August 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company Account book, 1899-1902 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1131080 Tamia Taylor

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company Account book, 1899-1902 1131080 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 1 v. (151 p.) English Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company (Fluvanna, Va.) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company Account book, 1899-1902. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Fluvanna County.

Historical Information

Before 1902, the Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company was known as the Fluvanna Telephone Company.

Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century designation of the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was originally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. The county seat is Palmyra.

Scope and Content

Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company Account Book, 1899-1902, records expenditures (telephone poles, expenses, tax payments, etc.,) and receipts of company's treasurer; deposits and withdrawals from company's bank account; individual accounts of company's stockholders that lists chronologically total number of shares purchased and amount paid; and individual accounts of customers who rented telephones from the company. The latter lists chronologically the length of rental period, method of payment, and amount owed and paid.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Fluvanna and James River Valley Telephone Company (Fluvanna County, Va.). Subjects: Telephone companies -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County. Geographical Names: Fluvanna County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Account books -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County. Business records -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County. Added Entry - Corporate Name: Fluvanna Telephone Company (Fluvanna County, Va.).