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Preferred Citation

Tazewell Court House Improvement Company Ledger, 1890-1895. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Tazewell County.

The collection is located at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Research Services staff for access information, directions, and hours.

Historical Information

Tazewell County was named for Henry Tazewell, United States senator from Virginia from 1794 until his death in 1799. It was formed from Wythe and Russell Counties in 1799, and parts of Logan (now in West Virginia), Russell, Wythe, and Washington Counties were added later.

The Tazewell County Court House Improvement Company constructed a street car line in the town of Tazewell in the early 1890s. The car was pulled by horse until 1904, when it was electrified.

The ledger was used as evidence in the chancery cause, Lou Kroll, etc., versus Tazewell Court House Improvement Company, etc., heard in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County

Scope and Content

Tazewell Court House Improvement Company Ledger, 1890-1895, contains financial records of the company and loose papers. The ledger documents the sale of lots and parcels of land to stockholders. Loose papers include letterhead for the Tazewell Land Improvement Company and the Tazewell Court House Improvement Company. Names of company officers and directors are printed on the letterhead. Index.

Related Material

For additional information see the Tazewell County Chancery Cause, Lou Kroll, etc., versus Tazewell Court House Improvement Company. It can be found in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia web site. The index number is 1907-077.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Tazewell Court House Improvement Company (Tazewell, Va.)
• Tazewell Land Improvement Company (Tazewell, Va.)

Subjects:

• Cable cars (Streetcars)--Virginia--Tazewell County.
• Community development corporations--Virginia--Tazewell County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Tazewell County.
• Ledgers--Virginia--Tazewell County.
• Letterheads--Virginia--Tazewell County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Tazewell County.

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