Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Albemarle County (Va.) Reel 229.

Preferred Citation

Charlottesville (Va.) Chronicle Subscriber List and Account Book, 1860-1868. Albemarle County (Va.) Reel 229, Local government records collection, Albemarle County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These materials 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 Preservation 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

Charlottesville (Va.) Chronicle Subscriber List and Account Book, 1860-1868, lists subscribers by town and lists various accounts with other businesses.

Related Material

Additional Albemarle County Business Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Charlottesville (Va.) Chronicle (Albemarle County, Va.)

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.

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