Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Albemarle County (Va.) Reel 234.

Preferred Citation

Unidentified Newspaper Account Book, 1831-1836. Albemarle County (Va.) Reel 234, Local government records collection, Albemarle 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 Albemarle County.

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

Historical Information

Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle, and governor of Virginia from 1737 to 1754. It was created by a statute of 1744 and formed from Goochland County; part of Louisa County was added in 1761 and islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River in 1770. The court met for the first time on 8 February 1745.

Scope and Content

Unidentified Newspaper Account Book, 1831-1836, records individual accounts of customers. Information found in accounts accounts include name of customer, date of transaction, service rendered, amount owed and paid, and form of payment. Services rendered primarily relate to publishing advertisements for customers such as property sales including slaves. The account book also includes a list of names of subscribers who lived locally, in-state, and out-of-state. Includes index.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Newspapers -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Account books -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• Business records -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• Subscription lists -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.