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Processed by: Bari Helms
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Many of the business volumes are fragile. Please handle with extreme care.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Alexandria (Va.) Business Records, 1804-1808. Local government records collection, Alexandria (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers in 1957 from Alexandria under the accession number 24665d.
Processing Information
Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.
Encoded by C. Freed, October, 2024
Historical Information
Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.
Locality History: : Alexandria in Fairfax and Arlington Counties, was named for John Alexander, an early owner of the tract in Fairfax County on which the town was located. The act to establish Alexandria was passed in 1749. Its site had previously been known as Hunting Creek Warehouse and as Belhaven. Alexandria was incorporated as a town in 1779 and was ceded to the federal government in 1789 for use as part of the site of the new national capital. It officially became part of the District of Columbia in 1801 and was renamed Alexandria County by Congress. By an act of 9 July 1846, Alexandria County, including the town of Alexandria, was retroceded to Virginia, which took jurisdiction over the area on 20 March 1847. The town was incorporated as a city in 1852. Area: 15.2 square miles. Population: 128,283 (2000), 135,200 (2005 estimate.)
Scope and Content
Alexandria (Va.) Business Records, 1804-1808, are comprised of various records created by individuals in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Alexandria (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as a ledger.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged
Related Material
Additional Alexandria (Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Contents List
Historical Information: The unidentified newspaper agent conducted business in Alexandria, Va., during the early nineteenth century.
Scope and Content: Unidentified Agent's Account of Newspaper Subscribers, 1804-1808, records a list of subscribers to various newspapers compiled by an agent operating in Alexandria, Va. Information found in each entry includes the subscriber name, date subscription commenced, and payments made on accounts. Entries are organized by the various newspaper titles. Newspaper titles represented in the volume include Baltimore Federal Gazette , Virginia Herald , Boston Gazette , National Intelligencer , and Washington Federalist .
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Barcode number 1112993: Unidentified Agent's Account of Newspaper Subscribers 1804-1808