A Guide to the Campbell County (Va.) Business Records, 1846-1901
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
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Processed by: Greg Crawford
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Many of the business volumes are fragile. Please handle with extreme care.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Campbell County (Va.) Business Records, 1846-1901. Local government records collection, Campbell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Campbell County in 2004 under the accession number 41134.
Processing Information
Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.
Encoded by C. Freed, August 2024
Historical Information
Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.
Locality History: Campbell County was named for William Campbell, a general in the militia during the Revolutionary War and one of the heroes of the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. The county was formed from Bedford County by an act passed on 15 December 1781. The county court first met on 7 February 1782. The county seat is Rustburg. Area: 504.5 square miles. Population: 51,078 (2000), 51,300 (2005 estimate).
Scope and Content
Campbell County (Va.) Business Records, 1846-1901, are comprised of various records created by individuals in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Campbell County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as an account book, a journal and a ledger.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged
Related Material
Additional Campbell County (Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Contents List
Historical Information: William A. Clement operated a hotel in Campbell County, Virginia, during the mid-19th century.
Scope and Content: Account book, 1862-1863, records the individual accounts of hotel patrons. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, form of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Transactions include renting rooms, serving meals, selling drinks, renting stables for horses, and feeding horses. Payments are made by cash and credit. This volume includes an index that lists names of customers in alphabetical order and page numbers of customer's account.
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Barcode number 1163108: William A. Clement Account Book 1862-1863
Historical Information: Samuel H. Hudnall was a physician who practiced medicine in Campbell County during the late nineteenth century.
Scope and Content: Dr. Samuel H. Hudnall Journal, 1893-1901, records the accounts of individual patients, including African Americans. The accounts list in chronological order charges and payments for visits to patients, medication, and other medical services such as extracting teeth, treating syphilis, giving vaccinations, and assisting births. Forms of payment include cash, credit, labor (ploughing fields, repairing buggies, hauling items), and barter of items (chickens, mutton, oats.) Journal also records miscellaneous accounts related to Hudnall's farm.
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Barcode number 1157799: Dr. Samuel H. Hudnall Journal 1893-1901
Historical Information: Alfred S. Reid was a lawyer and farmer who resided in Campbell County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.
Scope and Content: Alfred S. Reid Ledger, 1846-1878, includes Reid's financial transactions related to both his occupations. It records both Reid's own accounts and accounts of individuals with whom Reid conducted business. Each individual account lists date of transaction, items purchased, or services rendered, quantity of items purchased, amount owed and paid, and form of payment.
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Barcode number 1157807: Alfred S. Reid Ledger 1846-1878