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Preferred Citation

Greene County (Va.) Tax Receipt and Memorandum Books of Dr. Joseph Smith, 1868-1874. Local government records collection, Greene County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 44230.

Historical Information

Greene County was named for Nathanael Greene, American commander of the Army of the South in the Revolutionary War. It was formed from Orange County in 1838.

Scope and Content

Greene County (Va.) Tax Receipt and Memorandum Books of Dr. Joseph Smith, 1868-1874. The receipt book is a bound volume of receipts for taxes received by Joseph Smith in 1869. The volume also contains fragmentary notes, in the front covers and on two loose papers, pertaining to county court business. Included is a list of witnesses called for a grand jury. The memorandum book is a pocket memo book with handwritten notes and accounts, 1868-1874, and printed advertisements for commercial medicines marketed by R.V. Pierce, M.D., of Buffalo, New York.

Related Material

Additional Greene County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Greene County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Physicians--Virginia--Greene County.
• Public records--Virginia--Greene County.

Geographical Names:

• Greene County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Account books--Virginia--Greene County.
• Advertisements--Virginia--Greene County.
• Judicial records-Virginia--Greene County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Greene County.
• Receipts--Virginia--Greene County.
• Tax and fiscal records-Virginia--Greene County.

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