Prince Edward Warehouse Company HS-010
Information about the Collection
The Prince Edward Warehouse Company was incorporated in Farmville, Virginia in 1927. According to their charter, the company was formed with the purpose of dealing in real estate, warehousing goods and crops, and storing, selling, and distributing goods on commission. While the majority of their business was dedicated to the storage of, as well as, buying and selling of bright tobacco, they also provided warehouse space for the Virginia Dark-Fired Tobacco Growers Association, and storage space for Newman Chevrolet. The organization was eventually dissolved in 1942 and the property was purchased by Newman Chevrolet.
Provenance
This collection was donated to the Farmville-Prince Edward County Historical Society by Thelma Mottley in the early 2000s.
Scope and Content
The Prince Edward Warehouse Company Collection, which dates from 1927 to 1944, consists of corporate records, tax information, insurance information, financial information, correspondence, and shareholder information related to the operation of the organization.
Size
This collection consists of 1.1 linear feet contained in (1) archival bankers box.
Notes
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Contents of the Collection
Federal and Virginia Corporate Income Tax Returns, fiscal year 1928-1943
Capital Stock Tax Returns, 1933-1944
Virginia, Notice of Tax Assessment, 1928-1944
Virginia, tax receipts, 1929-1944
Town of Farmville, tax receipts, 1929-1943
Correspondence from Cocke, Hazlegrove, and Shackelford, re: stock, 1935-1938
Correspondence from First National Bank, re: stock, 1935
Correspondence from H.A. Barrow, re: stock and value of property, 1938-1939 & undated
Correspondence from J. Taylor Thompson, re: incorporation, 1927 & re: contract with Newman Chevrolet, 1935
Correspondence from State Planters Bank & Trust, re: stock, 1934-1940
Correspondence from Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 1927-1944
Correspondence from Virginia Department of Taxation, 1927-1935
Correspondence from Virginia State Corporation Commission, 1927-1939
Bank statements, 1939-1944
Shareholder meeting proxy forms, 1928-1936
Shareholder meeting proxy forms, 1937-1942
Shareholder meeting, blank proxy forms (x2)
Re: insurance policies, 1927-1942
Tobacco Inspection Certificate (blank)(x2)
Rental agreement between Prince Edward Warehouse Company and tenants, 1927
Rental agreement between Prince Edward Warehouse Company and Newman Chevrolet, 1935, 1940, & 1942
Rental agreement between Prince Edward Warehouse Company and Virginia Dark-Fired Tobacco Growers Association, 1933
Prince Edward Warehouse Company, deed of trust, 1934
Cancelled checks, 1927-1944
Invoices and receipts, 1927-1942
Miscellaneous balance sheets
Ledger book, 1933-1939
By-laws, working copy/draft, 1928 (very fragile/damaged)
Corporation Record Book
Authentication License to Receive Subscriptions
Subscription List and Copy of Charter
First Meeting of Stock Holders
First Meeting of Directors
By-laws
Records of Minutes
Stock Register
Transfer Record
Dividend Book
Stock Holders’ Ledger
Journal
Forms and Precedents
Ledger Index
Stock Certificates
