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Preferred Citation

Chesterfield County (Va.) School Receipts and Jolly Club Account Book, 1914-1923. Local government records collection, Chesterfield County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Chesterfield County Circuit Court.

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Historical Information

Chesterfield County was named for Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth early of Chesterfield, British salesman and diplomat, and was formed from Henrico County in 1749.

Scope and Content

Chesterfield County (Va.) School Receipts and Jolly Club Account Book Ledger, 1914-1923. The volume contains a list of "receipts from incidental sources for school and county purposes," 1914-1915; Jolly Club accounts, 1921-1923; a summary of expenses and receipts for dances, April to June (year not given); an unidentified list of names and addresses, and Jolly Club financial reports, May 1921 to April 1922.

The list of school receipts from incidental sources includes receipts for donations to the Matoaca Literary Fund and the Dale District Literary Fund. The Jolly Club financial reports are loose leaves tucked into front of the ledger. They document expenses paid for music, lights, electricity, lumber, chairs, taxes, etc. Also tucked into the front of the ledger is a ticket to "attend dances given by Jolly Club at Stop 21, Petersburg Pike, for the season for 1921."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Chesterfield County (Va.) Circuit Court.
• Jolly Club (Chesterfield, Va.).

Subjects:

• Clubs--Virginia--Chesterfield County.
• Dance halls--Virginia--Chesterfield County.
• Governmental aid to education--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Account books--Virginia--Chesterfield County.
• Administrative reports--Virginia--Chesterfield County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Chesterfield County.
• Organization records--Virginia--Chesterfield County.
• School records--Virginia--Chesterfield County.

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