Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Big Spring Alliance No. 9 Organization Records, 1887-1894. Local Government Records Collection, Page County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These materials came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Page County.

Historical Information

The Big Spring Alliance No. 9 was organized on October 20, 1887 in the town of Big Spring. 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 Big Spring Alliance No. 9 included men and women.

The account book and minute books 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.

Scope and Content

The Big Spring Alliance No. 9 Organization Records consist of an account book and two minute books.

Account book, 1887-1890, of Big Spring Alliance No. 9 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 collected, amount owed, dates of payments, form of payment, and amount paid. Volume includes an index that lists names of members in alphabetical order and page number where their accounts can be found. Volume also records cash received and cash paid by Big Spring Alliance No. 9 from October 1887 to June 1890.

Two minute books, 1887-1894, of Big Spring Alliance No. 9 that record the meetings of the organization's members. Information found in the minutes includes date of meetings, officers and members present, meeting agenda, brief summaries of committee reports and business discussions, election of officers, and election of individuals applying for membership. Additional information found in volume includes the number of male and female members and total members at the end of each quarter, 1891-1894.

Related Material

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.

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