Summary Information
George W. Armentrout Papers
1832-1922
- Armentrout, George W., 1848-1923
McCormick Mss BC
1.2 c.f. (4 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of George Armentrout, an Augusta County, Virginia, lawyer, farmer, and businessman. The papers consist of scattered correspondence concerning land and lumber interests and his law practice; personal accounts for purchases of household supplies and drygoods; and financial records, 1881-1892, of the firm of Hanger (Jacob A.) and Armentrout, dealers in agricultural implements, sawmill equipment, and leather belting at Staunton, Virginia. Also included are legal papers and genealogical notes used in Armentrout's search for the heirs of Scarlet Daugherty.
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Biography/History
The Armentrout family lived near the McCormick farm in Virginia and George Armentrout seems to have farmed too. He also ran a sawmill for a time, had a partnership in a small business with Jacob A. Hanger, and had some investments in land, lumber, and mining. In later years he practiced law. His home after about 1900 was “Stuarts Draft,” Augusta County, Virginia.
Scope and Content Note
The Geroge W. Armentrout Papers are primarily financial records of Hanger and Armentrout of Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, “Dealers in Saw-Mills, Wagons, Agricultural Implements, Gum and Leather Belting.”
More personal are the two folders of scattered correspondence from 1878 to 1922. They give a brief indication of Armentrout's interest in land and lumber, his law practice, particularly his search far the heirs of one Scarlet Daugherty, and the financial problems of his neighbor, L. S. Bryan of Vesuvius, Virginia. Also present are some personal financial records and one folder of genealogical information.
The Hanger and Armentrout records consist of some unbound materials and eleven volumes of accounts. Volumes 8 and 9 (1894-1907) are Armentrout's cash accounts with the firm of Hanger and Armentrout. Volume 10 contains Hanger's cash accounts with the same firm and volumes 11 (1881-1890) and 12 (1881-1892) show the Hanger cash accounts used in a legal dispute between Hanger and Armentrout. Some of Armentrout's correspondence also refers to this incident. Volumes 2-7 (1881-1891) are the business records of the firm of Hanger and Armentrout.
Contents List
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George W. Armentrout
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Correspondence
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Box
1
Folder
1
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1878-1894
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Box
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Folder
2
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1902-1922
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Box
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Folder
3
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Personal accounts, 1877, 1883
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Box
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Folder
3
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Checks chargeable to, 1884-1890
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Box
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Folder
4
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Account of lumber sold, 1878
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Genealogy and notes relating to the families of: Belew, Daugherty, Ivy, Gray, Robertson, Perry, Poage, Draper, and Preston, 1892
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Box
2
Volume
1
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Account of purchases (made in Richmond?) including dry goods, drugs, saddles, books and groceries, circa 1839-1858
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Hanger & Armentrout
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Annual statements, 1882, 1884
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Miscellaneous Accounts, 1892
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Box
2
Volume
2
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Account Book, checks, 1881-1890
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Box
2
Volume
3
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Daybook, 1883-1890
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Ledgers
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Box
2
Volume
4
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1881-1882
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Box
3
Volume
5
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1882-1888
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Box
3
Volume
6
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1888-1891
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Box
3
Volume
7
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Accounts paid, 1881-1887
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Armentrout's cash accounts paid
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Box
3
Volume
8
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1881-1890
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Box
3
Volume
9
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1894-1907
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Box
3
Volume
10
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J. A. Hanger's cash accounts
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Box
4
Volume
11
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Cash account of Hanger filed with report of Commissioner Henry Holt in Armentrout vs. Hanger, 1881-1890
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Box
4
Volume
12
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Cash account of Hanger (revised) filed with report of Commissioner Henry Holt in Armentrout vs. Hanger, 1881-1892
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