A Guide to the Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection numbers: Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249, 250/ Barcode 1178177
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Use microfilm copy, Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249 and 250.
Preferred Citation
Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793. Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249-250, Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Augusta County under the accession number 43658.
Historical Information
Mount Ery Furnace was founded by Solomon Matthews and was located in either Rockingham County or Loudoun County, Virginia. By 1793, the furnace was operated by Benjamin Fawcett and Joseph Fawcett. The furnace did business in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Scope and Content
Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793, records the accounts of individual customers and employees. Entries are arranged in chronological order under the account name. Entries document customer purchases of iron, but the majority of entries concern employee accounts. The employee accounts record money paid for work done, cash accounts, and items purchased such as clothing and food supplies, leather, and tobacco. Each entry includes the date of transaction, items purchased or work performed, and amount of money debited and credited.
Related Material
For additional information see the Augusta County Chancery Cause, Solomon Matthews versus Benjamin Fawcett. It can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Augusta County Courthouse. The index number is 1828-028.
Index Terms
- Mount Ery Furnace.
- Furnaces.
- Iron foundries--Virginia.
- Iron-works--Virginia.
- Augusta County (Va.)--History--18th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Fawcett, Benjamin.
- Fawcett, Joseph.
- Matthews, Solomon.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Augusta County (Va.)--History--18th century.