Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

R.H. Figgat Account Book, 1847-1851. Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Rockbridge County.

Historical Information

R.H. Figgat was a wheelwright who conducted business in Rockbridge County, Virginia, during the mid-19th century.

Scope and Content

Account book, 1847-1851, of R.H. Figgat, a wheelwright, that records the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, dates of transactions, services rendered, items sold, and the amount owed and paid. Services rendered include repairing wagons and wagon parts, painting carriage bodies, and designing and sharpening farm tools. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as beef, corn, and wood