A Guide to the Louisa County (Va.) Business Records, 1835-1882
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 and should not be handled, please check alternative form available heading for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Louisa County (Va.) Business Records, 1835-1882. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Louisa County in 1949/50 under accession number 23562, in 2008 under accession number 43572, as well as an undated accession.
Alternative Form Available
Please see Louisa County Microfilm index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.
Unidentifed General Store, 1846 is available as microfilm reel Louisa County Reel 118.
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.
These records were processed by Greg Crawford between 2003 and 2009. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings.
The records from Series IV: Business Records of an Unidentified Store, 1846 were microfilmed by the Library of Virginia Imaging Services in 1984.
Encoded by J. Taylor; 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, debut suits, and contract disputes.
Locality History: Louisa County was named for Louisa, a daughter of King George II and wife of King Frederick V of Denmark. It was formed from Hanover County in 1742. The county seat is Louisa.
Scope and Content
Louisa County (Va.) Business Records, 1835-1882 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Louisa County. Represented records largely consists of bound volumes such as ledgers, daybooks, account books, journals, and cashbooks.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into five series:
Related Material
Additional Louisa County Court 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: Crank and Chiles was a general store that conducted business in Louisa County during the late 19th century.
Scope and Content: The Business Records of Crank and Chiles consists of a ledger, which recorded the accounts of individual customers and the store's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, merchandise sold, quantity of items sold, price per item, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Items sold include pencils, flour, herrings, clothing, dry goods, candy, spices, bacon, corn, shoes, and paper. Payments were made by cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as tobacco and sumac. The store's controlling accounts include cash account, tobacco account, and expense account. Volume includes an index at the front that lists customers' names in alphabetical order and page numbers where customers' accounts can be found.
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Barcode Number 1157382: Crank and Chiles Ledger, 1882
Historical Information: Philip T. Hunt owned a saddlery business that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Louisa Court House in Louisa County, Virginia.
Scope and Content: The business records of Philip T. Hunt consist of a daybook, ledger, and an account book.
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Barcode Number 1157383: Philip T. Hunt's Saddlery Account Book, 1860-1861
Account book includes a list of accounts due Hunt for 1860 and 1861. It also includes a handwritten poem by an unknown author concerning the the Civil War battle at Spotsylvania and the death of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
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Barcode Number 1157384: Philip T. Hunt's Saddlery Daybook, 1854-1862
The daybook recorded in chronological order the saddlery's daily transactions. Information found in the daybook includes name of customer, date of transaction, merchandise purchased or services rendered, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Merchandise sold includes bridles, saddles, martingales, bridle bits, horse collars, and bridle reins. Services rendered include repairing saddle bags, saddles, harnesses, and bridles.
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Barcode Number 1109801: Philip T. Hunt's Saddlery Ledger A, 1854-1856
Ledger A recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, merchandise purchased or services rendered, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Information in Ledger A and account book correspond with information found in daybook. Both volumes include an index that lists customers in alphabetical order.
Historical Information: Shepherd Hunter and Company was a general store located in the town of Louisa Court House and conducted business during the early 19th century.
Scope and Content: The business records of Shepherd Hunter and Company consists of a daybook and a journal.
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Barcode Number 1157380: Shepherd Hunter and Company Daybook, 1835-1838
The daybook recorded in chronological order the daily transactions of Shepherd Hunter and Company, a general store located in the town of Louisa Court House. Information found in the daybook includes date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, price of each item, and amount owed. Each entry also includes page number where information can be found in journal. Merchandise sold includes coffee pots, beaver gloves, dry goods, nails, clothing, candles, spices, razor straps, butter pots, and palm hats.
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Barcode Number 1109793: Shepherd Hunter and Company Journal, 1835-1838
The journal recorded individual accounts of customers. Each account lists in chronological order the transactions a customer made each month. Each account also lists merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, price of each item, and amount owed. Information found in journal was taken from daybook.
The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a daybook. The daybook recorded in chronological order the daily transactions of an unidentified general store located in the town of Louisa Court House. Information found in the daybook includes name of customer, date of transaction, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, price of each item, and amount owed. Merchandise sold includes nails, dishes, clothing, whiskey, grind stone, cheese, spices, salt, bacon, and molasses. Volume missing cover.
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Barcode Number 1157376: Daybook of an Unidentified General Store, 1841
Scope and Content: The business records from the unidentifed store consists of an account book.
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Microfilm Reel 118: Unidentifed Account Book 1846
This record is an account book volume, possibly from a store, which recorded payments made either in money or by labor for various goods. The persons in the book are most likely African Americans as the volume has the phrase "negro book" written on the inside cover. Each entry is made under the name of a person and records the goods purchased and either the money owed or paid, or if paid in labor and what labor was done. Kinds of goods purchased include sugar, tobacco, molasses, buttons, shoes, trousers, cloth, knives, a watch, and so forth. There is no discernible arrangement though there is an index at the front of the volume. The volume is extremely difficult to read due to ink bleed through from other pages.