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Hawksbill Alliance No. 8 Organization Records, 1887-1892. Local Government Records Collection, Page County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
These materials came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Page County.
The Hawksbill Alliance No. 8 was organized on October 18, 1887 in the community of Hawksbill. It was a subgroup of the Page County Farmers' Alliance whose purpose was to promote the economic and political interests of farmers. Membership in the Hawksbill Alliance No. 8 included men and women.
The account book and minute book were used as exhibits in a chancery suit, Stoneburner and Richards and others versus Page County Farmers' Alliance and others, heard in the Circuit Court of Page County during the mid-1890's.
The Hawksbill Alliance No. 8 Organization Records consist of an account book and a minute book.
Account book, 1887-1891, of Hawksbill Alliance No. 8 used to record fees and dues collected from the organization's members. Information found in volume includes name of member, dates fees and dues were owed and collected, amount owed, dates of payments, form of payment, and amount paid.
Minute book, 1887-1892, of Hawksbill Alliance No. 8 that records the meetings of the organization's members. Information found in the minutes includes date and place of meetings, meeting agenda, brief summaries of committee reports and business discussions, election of officers, election of individuals applying for membership, and list of members, male and female.
For additional information see the Page County Chancery Cause, Stoneburner and Richards and others versus Page County Farmers' Alliance and others. It can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1899-024.