Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Mutual Annuity Company Ledger, 1892-1906. 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

Chartered in 1889, the Mutual Annuity Company operated in Augusta County, Va., during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 1892, the company consolidated with Inter-states Life Association to form a single joint stock company.

Scope and Content

The Mutual Annuity Company Ledger, 1892-1906, records the company's financial activities. The first half of the ledger is a cashbook which records the cash available on hand for 1892. The cashbook documents stock, expense fees, premiums, sundries, cash advances, postage, and expenses such as office supplies, stamps, and telegrams. Beginning in 1894, the ledger was used to keep track of individual court cases filed throughout Virginia in which the company had insured a bond or deed. Each entry is listed under the style of suit for the case and includes information such as the court in which the case was filed, the kind of interest the company held (note, deed, or bond), when the deed was dated, when the deed was due, and the amount that was insured. Some entries have comments that note how a suit was settled.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Mutual Annuity Company.

Subjects:

• Annuities--Virginia.
• Insurance companies--Management.
• Insurance companies--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Stock companies--Virginia--Augusta County.

Geographical Names:

• Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century.
• Augusta County (Va.)--History--20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

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