A Guide to the Milton H. Key Journal, 1857-1860
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Milton H. Key Journal, 1857-1860. Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Rockbridge County.
Historical Information
Milton H. Key was a cabinet maker and undertaker who conducted business in Lexington, Virginia.
The journal was used as an exhibit in the chancery suit Administrator of Milton H. Key versus Heirs of Milton H. Key, heard in the Rockbridge County Circuit Court.
Scope and Content
Milton H. Key Journal, 1857-1860, records transactions of Key's wood working business. Transactions are recorded monthly and then alphabetically by customers' surnames within each month. Each entry includes name of customer, date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased, amount owed for services rendered or items sold, total amount owed, form of payment, and total amount paid. Items sold include rocking chairs, coffins, tables, towel racks, writing tables, cribs, and bookshelves. Services rendered include building and repairing furniture items, varnishing furniture, and work on houses. Forms of payment include cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as beef, lumber, flour, and bran.
Related Material
For additional information see the Rockbridge County Chancery Cause, Administrator of Milton H. Key versus Heirs of Milton H. Key, available electronically. Search the Chancery Records Index at the web site of the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1861-014.
Index Terms
- Key, Milton H. d. 1860 May 10.
- Cabinetmakers -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
- Cabinetwork -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
- Coffins -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
- Furniture -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
- Woodworkers -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
- Woodworking industries -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
- Rockbridge County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Business records -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
- Journals (accounts) -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Rockbridge County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.