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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Henly Fugate Business Records, Ms1978-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Henly Fugate Business Records were donated to the Special Collections in 1978 and 1983.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henly Fugate Business Records commenced in January 2007 and was completed in February 2007. An additional ledger was integrated in August 2017.

Biographical Note

Born on May 22, 1843, in Claiborne County, Tennessee, Henly Fugate rose to the level of captain in the army of the Confederate States of America (company A of the 63rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry) during the American Civil War. In 1873, Fugate moved to Abingdon, Virginia, where he started and operated businesses involving lumber and coal. He also served as a trustee of the Stonewall Jackson Institute and the Abingdon Male Academy until his death in 1913.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence and records regarding the business concerns of Henly Fugate. These businesses included Trigg, Fugate, and Company (lumber); H. Fugate and Company (lumber); and the Raven Red Ash Coal Company (coal).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by subject in the following series:

Series I: Trigg, Fugate, and Company Records, 1887-1896, 1909-1911 Series II: Henly Fugate and Company Records, 1881-1889, 1896-1913 Series III: Raven Red Ash Coal Company Records, 1909-1918 Series IV: Personal Records, 1879-1915

Files within each series are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Businesspeople
• Financial records
• Fugate, Henly, 1843-1913
• Henly Fugate and Company
• Ledgers (account books)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Raven Red Ash Coal Company
• Trigg, Fugate, and Company

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Henly Fugate Business Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).