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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], West Iron Gate Land Company Ledgers, Ms1989-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The West Iron Gate Land Company Ledgers were purchased by Special Collections in 1989.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the West Iron Gate Land Company Ledgers commenced and was completed in January, 2018.

Administrative History

The West Iron Gate Land Company, which operated Callie Iron Furnace in Botetourt County, Virginia, had its origins in Hileman, Cook and Company. The latter company was established during the late 19th century and was dissolved on April 1, 1881, when D. S. Cook and Harris Wilton sold their interest in the company to J. B. Hileman, O. T. Waring, E. J. Waring, and O. Hileman. Under this partnership, the company was reorganized as Hileman, Waring and Company. The new company continued to operate Callie Furnace and was in turn reorganized as the West Iron Gate land Company in 1890.

Scope and Content

This collection contains ledgers of the West Iron Gate Land Company a Clifton Forge (Alleghany County), Virginia manufacturer of pig iron. Included in the collection are three letter books, all containing letters apparently written by Octavius Hileman on behalf of various incarnations and subsidiaries of the West Iron Gate Land Company. In addition to a letter book from West Iron Gate Land Company, there is a volume from its predecessor, Hileman, Waring and& Company; and from Hileman and Colburn, which seems to have managed the company's land sales. The collection also contains a ledger recording the payment for lots sold at Iron Gate and an account book for Callie Furnace, detailing income and expenditures.

Related Material

See the following related collections at VT Special Collections and University Archives:

Octavius Hileman Papers, Ms2008-085

Hileman, Cook and Company Acccount Book, Ms1989-0082

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Alleghany County (Va.)
• Ledgers (account books)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the West Iron Gate Land Company Ledgers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).