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Stokeley Towles Ledger C, 1796-1800. Local Government Records Collection, Lancaster County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lancaster County.
Stokeley Towles was a lawyer in Lancaster County, Virginia during the late eighteenth century. He also served as Commonwealth's Attorney in both Richmond and Lancaster counties.
Ledger C, 1796-1800, of attorney Stokeley Towles that records the accounts of individual clients. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, legal service rendered, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Legal services include drawing up legal documents, offering legal advice, and representing clients in chancery and judgment suits. Form of payments include cash, credit, and barter such as use of slaves for a certain period of time. Volume also includes accounts that record payments for services rendered by Towles on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia and as Commonwealth's Attorney in both Richmond and Lancaster counties.