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Preferred Citation

Woodson, Perkins, and Company Journal, 1843-1850. Local Government Records Collection, Goochland County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

Woodson, Perkins, and Company was a coal company located in Goochland County, Virginia, that conducted business during the mid-nineteeth century. It consisted of John S. Woodson, Thomas J. Perkins, D.W.K. Bowles, and Stephen P. Hughes.

The journal was used as an exhibit in the chancery suit Executrix of John S. Fleming versus Creditors of John S. Fleming, heard in the Goochland County Circuit Court.

Scope and Content

Woodson, Perkins, and Company Journal, 1843-1850, records the coal company's financial transactions including expenses paid by company and purchases made by customers. Information found includes date of transaction, form of transaction, amount owed and paid. Most transactions involved coal.

Related Material

For additional information see the Goochland County Chancery Cause, Administrator of John S. Woodson versus Creditors of John S. Woodson. It can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1866-009.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Woodson, Perkins, and Company (Goochland County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Coal mines and mining -- Virginia -- Goochland County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Journals (accounts) -- Virginia -- Goochland County.

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