A Guide to the Unidentified Farm Account Book, 1848-1879 (bulk 1868-1879) Unidentified Farm Account Book, 1848-1879 (bulk 1868-1879)
Barcode number 1105996/Amherst County (Va.) Reel 131.
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Collection numbers: Barcode number 1105996/Amherst County (Va.) Reel 131.
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Use microfilm copy, Amherst County (Va.) Reel 131.
Preferred Citation
Unidentified Farm Account Book, 1848-1879 (bulk 1868-1879). Amherst County (Va.) Reel 131, Local government records collection,
Amherst 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 Amherst County.
Microfilm reel was generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Program.
Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the
French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in
the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770.
Unidentified Farm Account Book, 1848-1879 (bulk 1868-1879), records individual accounts of farm laborers. Enries include name
of farm laborer, dates of transactions, goods purchased, quantity of goods purchased, amount owed, method of payment, and
amount paid. Goods purchased include corn, flour, clothing, and salt. Method of payment was predominantly by labor on the
farm. Members of Morris family are prominent in account book.