A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Barcode number 1161908
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Amherst County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1808-1823, undated. Barcode numbers 1161908. Local government records collection,
The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Amherst County.
Amherst County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1808-1823, undated. The materials consists of specifications and an architectural
plan for the clerk's office (1808-1809); specifications and an architectural drawing (1808) for and a report on (1823) the
jail; and plans for a tobacco warehouse on the Tye River (undated). The specifications give dimensions and building materials
for the structures. The report gives similar information but the reporting committee also calls for the appointment of a superintendent
to oversee the jail's construction. The tobacco warehouse drawing gives some dimension and shows a large yard surrounded by
rooms for reception, scales, and picking.