Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Amelia County (Va.) Reel 106.

Preferred Citation

Office Tavern Post Office Account Books, 1832-1839. Amelia County (Va.) Reel 106, Local government records collection, Amelia County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Amelia County.

Microfilm reel was generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.

Biographical/Historical Information

Egbert Giles Leigh, Sr., also served a term as Amelia County Court clerk.

In 1741, Samuel Cobbs, the first Amelia County court clerk, was authorized to build an 'ordinary' (tavern) at the crossroads near his house. He maintained an office there as well as at Amelia, thus the location eventually became known as Office Tavern Post Office, and a small community grew up around it.

Amelia County was named for Amelia Sophia Eleanora, daughter of King George II. It was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties by an act passed in 1734 to take effect on 25 March 1735. The county court first met on 9 May 1735.

Scope and Content

Office Tavern Post Office Account Books, 1832-1839, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each account includes dates of transactions, amount owed for mailing or receiving letters, location where letters were mailed and received, and form of payment. Account book, 1832-1834, was kept by postmaster Egbert Giles Leigh, Sr., and account book, 1837-1839, was kept by postmaster Peter R. Leigh.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Leigh, Peter R.
• Leigh, Sr., Egbert Giles, 1814-1890.

Corporate Names:

• Office Tavern Post Office (Amelia County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Postal rates -- Virginia -- Amelia County.
• Postal service -- Virginia -- Amelia County.
• Postmasters -- Virginia -- Amelia County.

Geographical Names:

• Amelia County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Account books -- Virginia -- Amelia County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Amelia County.