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This card, belonging to Freeman W. Tomlinson, certified that he was a member of the Building Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor. During this time period, labor unions were joined by many to ensure that workers would be treated…

This card, belonging to Freeman W. Tomlinson, certified that he was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, a local labor union. During this time period, labor unions were joined by many to ensure that workers would…

This is the War Ration Book issued to Freeman Walter Tomlinson in World War II. His stamps were given to him on March 6, 1942, and he used all but four. Tomlinson had to sign in agreement of certain conditions to obtain the book. If he violated these…

This is a letter from the Western Electrical Supply Co. to the mayor of Louisa. He is pursuing an inquiry made by the mayor for the building of a power plant and electric lighting in Louisa. Written in July 8, 1903, leaders of Louisa were beginning…

This document is a receipt for the Louisa Tobacco Company, written to Mr. T.A. Hatch in March 21, 1898. It advertises that the Louisa Tobacco Co has the best Louisa sun-cured stock with Virginia Chew of Louisa Select and Piedmont Brands. He had spent…

John Mercer Langston was born on December 14, 1829 to a freed slave, Lucy Langston, and a white man of “extreme old age," Ralph Quarles. At the time of Langston's birth, Virginia law specified that all children would be born into a “free or bond…

This photograph is an eastward view of the Town of Louisa. Taken in 1922, the change from horse and buggies to cars is evident in this photo. Parked outside a store which sports a sign for the Authorized Federal Tire Agency and a gas pump is a horse…

This image is of an unknown driver taking his wagon to the Mineral railroad station in 1924. A Chesapeake & Ohio train can be seen getting unloaded in the background.

This is the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Station (built 1918) at Fredericks Hall, Virginia. The railroad was operated under several names during it's history.

When the Virginia Central Railroad Company first built the line into Louisa County in…

This was the brick store operated by W.L. Bumpass at the Railroad crossing in Bumpass, Virginia. The picture was taken in 1928. However, the store is one of Louisa's oldest mercantile establishments, dating back to pre-civil war times.

This is a picture of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Station at Bumpass. Notice the spelling of "Bumpas" in the image, this is the result of a longtime dispute between H. J. T. Webner and railroad and post office authorities to eliminate one "S" in…

This is a flier for a night of entertainment at Odd Fellow's Hall in Mineral. There was to be a band playing and the play "Childhood," consisting of two acts of charades. Admission was charged at twenty five cents for adults and fifteen cents for…

This is the advertisement and its receipt for a slave auction. Mr. Robert M. Kent states that he is auctioning off nineteen slaves, consisting of men, boys, girls, women and children. He states that at the same time, he will also auction off thirteen…

This is a bond that was sold to R.L. Gordon Jr. which gives him twenty shares of capital stock in the Louisa Investment Company. It was sold to him on June 19,1891 at ten dollars a share. Notice the sketch of the old Louisa Court House in the center…

E.A. Whitlock and J.A. Whitlock were required to post a surety bond in the amount of $500 in order to have an establishment as a retail liquor dealer. Dozens of such establishments were established in and around Mineral City, including dozens of…

This stock certificate certified that P.P. Porter owned ten shares of stock in the Mineral City Mining, Manufacturing and Land Company. He bought each of these shares at a price of one hundred dollars. Stocks such as this one ensured capital for the…

This bond was signed by James Gooch, Edmund Swift, David Swift, William Longan, William Walton, and Thomas Gooch on June 8, 1863 to ensure the character of the sheriff. If the sheriff were to show false character during his two year term, the men…

This certificate was given to J. J. Porter to certify that he owned four shares of stock in the Louisa Telephone Company. He bought each share of this stock at ten dollars on April 17, 1899. This stock would have been sold in order to ensure capital…

This is a contract between C.L. Goodwin and the Virginia Central Railroad Company, in which Goodwin agrees to provide the wood necessary at the appropriate sizes and other specifications to the railroad. He is given eight dollars for every cord he…

This is a notice that was sent to Samuel Harris from the President of the Louisa Rail-Road Company on January 30, 1838. It informs him that they are motioning to take Harris' private land for the railroad's public use. The railroad is petitioning the…