Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

CLOSED FOR REFORMATTING.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Wyndham Kemp Cashbook and Ledger, 1854-1860. Local government records collection, Gloucester County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

The cashbook and ledger were used as evidence in a chancery case heard in Gloucester County Circuit Court in 1886 entitled Mary E. Harwood versus Wyndham Kemp and others. The plaintiff accused the defendant of using his position as executor of Thomas S. Harwood to exploit Harwood's estate for his own personal gain. The court ordered all papers and books kept by Kemp as Harwood's executor to be audited by a special commission and a report made.

Created in 1651. All records were destroyed by an 1820 fire, and most of the records created after 1820 were destroyed by fire on April 3, 1865, in Richmond, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Scope and Content

This accession consists of a cashbook and a ledger kept by Wyndham Kemp as executor of Thomas S. Harwood's estate.

Cashbook, 1856-1859, records, in chronological order, cash received and cash paid. The left page of volume records cash amount received for miscellaneous services rendered, and the right page records cash amount paid for miscellaneous expenses.

Ledger, 1854-1860, records the accounts of individual customers and the attorney's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, account paid into or name of of payer, and amount owed or paid. Entries include page number of missing corresponding volume or volumes. Controlling accounts include law profession account, expense account, interest account, and cash account.

Related Material

For additional information see the Gloucester County Chancery Cause, Mary E. Harwood versus Wyndham Kemp and others. It can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1886-005.

Gloucester County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Cloucester County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Harwood, Thomas S.
• Kemp, Wyndham.

Subjects:

• Equity -- Virginia -- Gloucester County.
• Executors and administrators -- Virginia -- Gloucester County.
• Lawyers -- Virginia -- Gloucester County.

Geographical Names:

• Gloucester County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Cashbooks -- Virginia -- Gloucester County.
• Estate administration records -- Virginia -- Gloucester County.
• Ledgers (account books) -- Virginia -- Gloucester County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Gloucester County.

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