Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Cedar Point Alliance No. 21 Organization Records, 1888-1892. 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 Cedar Point Alliance No. 21 was organized on January 24, 1888 in the community of Cedar Point. It was a subgroup of the Page County Farmers' Alliance whose purpose was to promote the economic and political interests of farmers.

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.

Scope and Content

The Cedar Point Alliance No. 21 Organization Records consist of an account book and a minute book.

Account book, 1891-1892, of Cedar Point Alliance No. 21 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. A list of members is found at the front of the volume.

Minute book, 1888-1892, of Cedar Point Alliance No. 21 that records the meetings of the organization's members. Information found in the minutes includes date of meetings, number and names of members present, names of members who paid their dues, brief summaries of committee reports and business discussions, election of individuals applying for membership, and election of officers.

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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