Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Mangorike Wharf Company Minutes and Subscription Book, 1873-1874. Local Government Records Collection, Richmond County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond County.

Historical Information

Mangorike Wharf Company was organized in 1873 in Richmond County, Virginia, for the purpose of building a wharf along the Rappahannock River.

Scope and Content

Minutes and subscription book, 1873-1874, of Mangorike Wharf Company that records the meetings of shareholders and the accounts of individual shareholders.

Information found in the minutes includes date of meetings, election of officers, names of shareholders and the number of shares they held, and decisions made at the meetings. The minutes also include a copy of an agreement to build a wharf along the Rappahannock River in Richmond County. The agreement gives the length and width of the wharf and how the materials for building it would be procured.

Information found in the accounts of shareholders includes the name of the shareholder, number of shares subscribed, value of shares, and form of payment such as cash, labor, and materials furnished for wharf. The volume includes an index that lists in alphabetical order the names of shareholders, and the page number where their accounts can be found.