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Brunswick County (Va.) Business Records, 1850-1924. Local government records collection, Brunswick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Brunswick County in an undated accession.
Please see Brunswick County Microfilm index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.
Unidentified Blacksmith and Drummondsburg Plantation Account Book, 1850-1870 is available as microfilm Brunswick County (Va.) Reel 137.
Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.
Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings.
Encoded by C. Freed, August 2024
Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.
Locality History: Brunswick County was named for the duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg, one of the German possessions of King George I. It was formed by statute in 1720 from Prince George County and on 31 October 1723 the boundaries of the county were ordered to be laid out, but, because of the sparse population, the county court first met in June 1732. Brunswick County was enlarged by the addition of parts of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties in 1733. The county seat is Lawrenceville. Area: 566.1 square miles. Population: 18,419 (2000), 18,400 (2005 estimate.)
Lost Records Locality: Brunswick County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Created in 1720 (county government established in June 1732). Most loose records prior to 1781 are missing. Pre-1781 volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.
Brunswick County (Va.) Business Records, 1850-1924, are comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Brunswick County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as a contract book and an account book.
This collection is arranged into three series:
See also: A Guide to the Brunswick County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1781-1942 (bulk 1840-1916)
Additional Brunswick County (Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Brunswick County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Brunswick County records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Digital Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.
For additional information, Consult Tri-State Growers Association Records, 1921-1927. Southern Historical Records Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Historical Information: The Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association was a non-profit association of tobacco farmers organized in North Carolina in 1921 and administered by a board of twenty-five directors in Raleigh. It was organized "for the purpose of promoting, fostering, and encouraging the business of marketing tobacco cooperatively: for reducing speculation; for stabilizing the local tobacco markets; for cooperatively and collectively handling the problems of tobacco growers, and for other pertinent purposes."
Scope and Content: Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924. The contract book contains the names of farmers who signed contracts, their address (name of community), the date of the contract, the number of pounds and type of tobacco (dark or bright) they pledged to produce each year, and the amount of acreage they planned to use to produce it. Index included. The book also contains the printed terms of marketing agreement made between tobacco growers and the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, recorded at the county court 1924 July 1.
Historical Information: Unidentified Blacksmith and Drummondsburg Plantation Account Book, 1850-1870, records financial transactions of an unidentified blacksmith shop and a farm called Drummondsburg Plantation.
Scope and Content: Unidentified Blacksmith Accounts, 1850-1854, record the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found includes date of transaction, services rendered or items sold, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Services rendered include shoeing horses, setting axles, sharpening farm implements, and repairing tools and wagons. Includes index.
Drummondsburg Plantation Accounts, 1863-1870, record the accounts of individuals who purchased goods from the plantation and individuals who worked on the farm. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found includes date of transaction, goods purchased, form of payment, amount owed or paid, wages paid to laborers, number of days missed, and reasons for loss labor. Several laborers on farm were former enslaved individuals. Forms of payment include cash, credit, and barter.
Historical Information: Thomas C. Proctor was a saddler who did business in and around Brunswick County in the mid-nineteenth century. He owned a tannery business.
Scope and Content: The business records of Thomas C. Proctor consist of a ledger and an account book.
Thomas C. Proctor's tannery ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order merchandise purchased and services rendered and the amount owed and paid. Payments were made in cash and bartered services such as hauling timber or leather. Merchandise sold include French calf skin, mule harnesses, saddles, buggy whips, and other leather goods. The volume also includes numerous loose materials such as personal letters and account records.
The account book of Thomas C. Proctor is a business ledger, likely related to Proctor's tannery business. Information included in the book is records of the amount of stock on hand, number of sales for each year, and individual customer transactions. The volume includes a few loose documents, including two letters to Proctor. The inside cover of the book has "Lawrenceville Division of Sons of Temperance No. 453 May 22nd 1851" written on it, but this appears to be unrelated to the rest of the account book.