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Preferred Citation

Mechanics Building Company Journal No. 3, 1877-1886. Local government records collection, Richmond 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 Richmond.

Historical Information

Mechanics Building Company operated in Richmond, Va., during the late nineteenth century. Early board members of the company included Richmond area merchants Julius Ide and John A. Kratz.

Scope and Content

Mechanics Building Company Journal No. 3, 1877-1886, records the accounts of individual stockholders on a monthly basis. Information found for each stockholder include the number of shares owned and any monies owed for dues,interest fees, and fines. The inside of the volume cover notes that the journal was entered as an exhibit with a deposition of John A. Kratz given 8 July 1889 for an unidentified court case.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Mechanics Building Company (Richmond, Va.).

Subjects:

• Stock companies--Virginia--Richmond.

Geographical Names:

• Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Richmond.
• Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Richmond.
• Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

• Kratz, John A.