Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Guest Mountain Fuel Company Ledger, 1905-1913. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County.

Historical Information

Guest Mountain Fuel Company conducted business in Wise County, Virginia, during the early twentieth century. The company's business accounts were taken over by Richmond Coal Company in the late 1930's.

Scope and Content

Ledger, 1929-1937, of Guest Mountain Fuel Company records the individual accounts of customers and the company's controlling accounts. Each account includes the name of customer dates of transactions, form of transaction, amount owed, amount paid, and form of payment. Transactions predominantly relate to the purchase of coal, specifically the tonnage of coal purchased. The company's controlling accounts include an expense account, cash account, and payroll account. The ledger has an index that lists the names of customers and controling accounts in alphabetical order and the page number where their accounts can be found. The ledger also includes miscellaneous loose papers.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Guest Mountain Fuel Company (Wise County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Coal trade--Virginia--Wise County.
• Fuel trade--Virginia--Wise County.

Geographical Names:

• Wise County (Va.)--History--20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Wise County.
• Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Wise County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Wise County.