Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Augusta County and Bath County, Virginia, Receipts must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Augusta County and Bath County, Virginia, Receipts, Ms2013-012, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in February 2013.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Augusta County and Bath County, Virginia, Receipts was completed in February 2013.

Biographical Note

Multiple receipts in this collection offer variations on the spelling of the last name. John Kinkead is also listed as John Kincade. Charles Kincad is also mentioned as Charles Kinkaid. One receipt refers to a John Kinon (Kenon?), which may also be a variant of Kinkead. There is also a receipt for a Robert Kinkead. It is unclear how they may be related.

Scope and Content

The collection contains various receipts mostly from Augusta and Bath County, VA. These receipts include tax receipts, a newspaper subscription payment, business transactions, and a promissory note. These items date from 1780 to 1848. Names listed on the receipts include the following: Robert Kinkead, John Kinkead (Kincade), Charles Kincad (Kinkaid), John Kinon (Kenon?), Albert J. Coleman.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Augusta County (Va.)
• Bath County (Va.)
• Coleman, Albert J.
• Kincad (Kinkaid), Charles (Augusta County)
• Kinkead, John (Augusta County and Bath County, VA)
• Kinkead, Robert
• Kinon (Kenon?), John
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South