A Guide to the Records of the Farmers Mutual Fire Association, 1895-1979 Farmers Mutual Fire Association Records, 1895-1979 38627

A Guide to the Records of the Farmers Mutual Fire Association, 1895-1979

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 38627

Library of Virginia

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Processed by: Jim Greve

Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

38627

Title

Farmers Mutual Fire Association Records, 1895-1979

Size

3.35 cubic feet (Boxes 1-7)

Location

Business Records Collection, Acc. 38627

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Farmers Mutual Fire Association Records, 1895-1979. Accession 38627, Business Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Martha G. DuBose, Frederick, Maryland, 23 October 2001.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Farmers Mutual Fire Association of Chester, Virginia was originally incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on 10 August 1895 as the Farmers Mutual Benefit Association of Virginia, and its offices were located in Richmond.

The Association was reorganized under and amended charter and by-laws on 24 February 1898, and the office was moved to Chester. George E. Robertson was the first president, and Charles N. Friend was elected general agent, secretary and treasurer, which offices he held until his death on 16 June 1919.

The company insured dwellings, churches, stores, public garages, mills, motels, public halls, barns, grain, hay, livestock, machinery, and farm implements. Originally, the Association issued perpetual policies, and assessments were made as losses occured. Later, the company adopted the plan of issuing one, three, and five year policies with assessments being made yearly in advance.

In 1952, the charter was again amended, and the name of the company was changed to the Farmers Mutual Fire Association. It operated state-wide, but its principal area of business was within ten counties surrounding Chesterfield. Its assets were liquidated in 1979.

Scope and Content Information

Records, 1895-1979, of the Farmers Mutual Fire Association of Chester, Virginia. Includes accounts and receipts, bank books, cancelled checks, charters and by-laws, correspondence, financial reports, minutes, distribution and receipt ledgers, and liquidation papers.

Organization

Organized into the following three series: Series I. Correspondence and Subject Files; Series II. Minutes; Series III. Ledgers.

Contents List

Series I: Correspondence and Subject Files

Box 1 Folder 1-14
Accounts and Receipts, 1897-1913
Box 1 Folder 15
Accounts and Receipts, n.d.
Box 1 Folder 16
Applications for Membership and Insurance, 1928, 1931
Box 1 Folder 17
Bank Books - Bank of Powhatan
Box 1 Folder 18
Bank Books - Bank of Virginia
Box 1 Folder 19
Bank Books - Chesterfield County Book
Box 1 Folder 20
Bank Books - First and Merchants National Bank
Box 1 Folder 21
Bank Books - Petersburg Savings and American Trust Company
Box 1 Folder 22
Bank Books - Petersburg Savings and Trust
Box 1 Folder 23
Bank Books - Southern Bank and Trust
Box 1 Folder 24
Bank Books - Blank Policies
Box 1 Folder 25-33
Cancelled Checks
Box 2 Folder 1
Charter and Bylaws
Box 2 Folder 2
Corporation Registration Fee Receipts
Box 2 Folder 3-16
Correspondence, 1897-1914
Box 2 Folder 17
Correspondence, 1929
Box 2 Folder 18
Correspondence, 1950-1959, 1962
Box 2 Folder 19
Financial Reports, 1920, 1930-1935
Box 2 Folder 20
Liquidation Papers, 1979
Box 2 Folder 21
Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 22
Northern Neck Mutual Fire Association
Box 2 Folder 23
Promissory Notes
Box 2 Folder 24
Stock Certificates, 1896

Series II: Minutes

Box 3
Minute Book #1, 1895-1924
Box 3
Minute Book #2, 1925-1951
Box 3 Folder 1-13
Minutes, 1952-1964

Series III: Ledgers

Box 4
Distributions, 1940-1948
Box 4
Distributions, 1949-1953
Box 4
Distributions, 1955-1962
Box 5
Distributions, 1963-1970
Box 5
Distributions, 1971-1976
Box 6
Receipts, 1943-1952
Box 6
Receipts, 1953-1960
Box 7
Receipts, 1961-1965
Box 7
Receipts, 1966-1970
Box 7
Receipts, 1971-1976
Box 8
Policyholder, 1962-1977
Box 8
Assets, Liabilities, Income, Losses, and Operating Expenses, 1976-1979