A Guide to the Colonial Coal and Coke Company Journal, 1903-1913
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode number 1098019
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Colonial Coal and Coke Company Journal, 1903-1913. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County.
Historical Information
Colonial Coal and Coke Company was formed in 1899 and conducted business in the town of Dorchester, Virginia during the early twentieth century. The company merged with Little Wise Coal and Coke Company in 1905 forming Wise Coal and Coke Company.
Scope and Content
Journal, 1903-1913, of Colonial Coal and Coke Company records chronologically from 1903 to 1905 the company's transactions involving its controlling accounts such as pay roll, expenses, merchandise, coal mining, and coke accounts. Information found includes name of controlling account, amount owed and amount paid.
The journal also records coke shipments for June to September 1913 received by R. S. Graham as agent for Esser Coal and Coke Company. Information found in each entry includes date of shipment, name of consignee, destination, initials of cars, numbers of cars, weight of shipment, date of bill of lading, account charged to, kind of coke, tare weight, and price. The majority of shipments were charged to Rogers, Brown, and Company.
Index Terms
- Colonial Coal and Coke Company (Wise County, Va.)
- Esser Coal and Coke Company (Wise County, Va.)
- Coal trade--Virginia--Wise County.
- Coal--Transportation--Virginia--Wise County.
- Coke industry--Virginia--Wise County.
- Wise County (Va.)--History--20th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Wise County.
- Journals (accounts)--Virginia--Wise County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Wise County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Wise County (Va.)--History--20th century.