A Guide to the Farmers and Labor Union Exchange Daybook, 1890-1892
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode Number 1093169
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
COLLECTION IS CLOSED FOR REFORMATTING.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Farmers and Labor Union Exchange Daybook, 1890-1892. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Scott County.
Historical Information
Farmers and Labor Union Exchange conducted business during the late nineteenth century in Mendota, Washington County, Virginia. It was formed in August 1890, by the New Hope Farmers' Alliance and its subordinate alliances for the purpose of selling goods produced by members of the alliances.
Farmers and Labor Union Exchange Daybook, 1890-1892, was used as evidence in the chancery cause, Mendota Exchange versus William Childs, etc., heard in the Circuit Court of Scott County.
Scope and Content
Daybook, 1890-1892, records transactions of the Farmers and Labor Union Exchange as they occurred on a daily basis. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, and amount owed for each item. Items sold include soda, tobacco, dry-goods, food, horse collars, candy, and spices.
Daybook records additional information such as the expenses paid by the exchange after it began business; names of stockholders, amount of stock each owned, and date they purchased stock; amount of money paid to stockholders, name of stockholder, and date money was paid; by-laws stating the rules and organizational structure of the exchange; a resolution passed by the New Hope Farmers' Alliance calling for the creation of the Farmers and Labor Union Exchange; and the amount of daily cash sales of the exchange from March 16, 1891 to June 18, 1892.
Related Material
For additional information see the Scott County Chancery Cause, Mendota Exchange versus William Childs, etc. It can be found in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia web site. The index number is 1899-045.
Access Terms
- Agriculture, Cooperative--Virginia--Washington County.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--Virginia--Washington County.
- Business records--Virginia--Washington County.
- Consumer goods--Virginia--Washington County.
- Daybooks--Virginia--Washington County.
- Dry-goods--Virginia--Washington County.
- Farmers and Labor Union Exchange (Washington County, Va.)
- Local government records--Virginia--Scott County.
- Mendota Exchange.
- New Hope Farmers' Alliance.
- Washington County (Va.)--History--19th century.
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Washington County (Va.)--History--19th century.