Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Manufacturing and Trading Company Minute Book, 1882-1884. Local government records collection, Richmond 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 Richmond.

Historical Information

Chartered in July 1882, the Virginia Manufacturing and Trading Company was engaged in the manufacturing and selling of cigars and cigarettes in Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. The company sold George Campbell and Company's tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes and John H. Bryant and Company's Virginia sumac and quercitron bark. Officers of the company included J. R. Stebbins, president; George Campbell, general manager; and R. Colston, secretary and treasurer. After incurring debt and facing legal proceedings, the company dissolved in March 1884.

Scope and Content

Virginia Manufacturing and Trading Company Minute Book, 1882-1884, records the meetings of the company's board of directors and stockholders. Early entries document the formation of the board of directors, creation of by-laws, and the purchase of land for the company's two factories in Richmond and Petersburg. Later meetings include profit and loss statements. The final entries in March 1884 outline plans to liquidate the company after a suit was filed by D. N. Walker and Company in the Richmond Circuit Court.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Virginia Manufacturing and Trading Company (Richmond, Va.).

Subjects:

• Cigar industry--Virginia--Richmond.
• Cigarette industry--Virginia--Richmond.
• Stock companies--Virginia--Richmond.
• Tobacco industry--Virginia--Richmond.

Geographical Names:

• Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Richmond.
• Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
• Minute books--Virginia--Richmond.
• Minutes--Virginia--Richmond.