Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Graves Mill (Madison County, Va.) Records, 1784-1886. Accession 45458. Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of John Y. and Dana S. Faulconer, Orange, Virginia.

Historical Information

Graves Mill was constructed in the 1790's, and supplied flour and corn products to the local community around the present day village of Wolftown in Madison County, Virginia. The gristmill was built by Thomas Graves (1733-1810). The complex also included a hemp and saw mill. Graves was also a distiller of spirits, and sold brandy. There was also a substantial blacksmith operation on site. The original mill site was constructed in 1745 by David Jones. Graves and his sons built a five-story gristmill over the foundation of the earlier mill, and in 1921, it was purchased by Silas Byron Deale, who reduced the structure to three stories.

Scope and Content

Records, 1784-1886, of Graves Mill, a gristmill located in Madison County, Virginia, and operated by Thomas Graves (1733-1810) and his sons. Includes account books, bonds, correspondence, daybook, ledgers, list of hires, orders for payments or goods, promissory notes, ticket and memorandum book, and other items.