Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Lexington Savings Institution Ledger C, 1854-1864. 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 shipments of court papers from Rockbridge County.

Historical Information

Lexington Savings Institution conducted business in Rockbridge County, Virginia, during the mid-19th century.

Scope and Content

Ledger C, 1854-1864, of Lexington Savings Institution that records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include dates of transactions, deposits, withdrawals, and interest earned. Entries dated 1864 include payments for war tax. Virginia Military Institute and many of its cadets and instructors, including Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, were customers of the savings institution. The ledger includes an index listing the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.