PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi06238::A Guide to the Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940)//EN" "vi06238.xml" A Guide to the Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940 Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940 Jennifer Taylor Library of Virginia © 2025 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word by Jennifer Taylor, 17 September 2025 Description is in English A Guide to the Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940 A Collection in the Library of Virginia

Library of Virginia 2025 LVA Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940 Library of Virginia 0.9 cubic feet (2 boxes) English Henry County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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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.

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.

 Historical Information

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.

 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.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into one series: Series I: Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940 [UNPROCESSED]

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Henry County records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Contents List Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1800-1940[UNPROCESSED] Library of Virginia 0.9 cubic feet (2 boxes)

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

 Judgments; Military and Pension Records; Land Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Wills; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Fiduciary Records; Organization Records circa 1800-1925

Contains a member list for the Leatherwood Baptist Church.

 Election Records, Wills, School Records, Township Records, Business Records, Census Records, Organization Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Justice of the Peace Records, County Administrative Records circa 1805-1940