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Bond issued to W.H. Harris of Louisa County for $500 from the Confederate States of America. Payable two years after ratification of a peace treaty with the United States with 6% interest.

Date of issue July 20, 1864.

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…

On November 29, 1942 coffee joined the list of rationed items in the United States. While coffee production itself was not affected by the war, the distribution suffered as a result of the prioritization of the military's shipping needs. Demands…

This is a Clovis spear point made of jasper found around five miles north of the town of Louisa in close proximity to other artifacts in the Native People collection at the Sargeant Museum. It is approximately 2.25 x 1 inches and is brown in color.…

Until 1877, married women in Virginia could not own property, so the size of their inheritance certainly made them consider marriage carefully.

Matriarch of the sisters was Clara Garland, born about 1800 and a 65 year old women at the end of the…

This photograph shows where workers lived during their employment at CCC camp P-82, which was located in Mineral. Camp P-82 provided work during the Great Depression beginning in 1932 until WWII in 1942. Like at Camp Monticello, the workers cleared…

This photograph shows Camp Monticello, the CCC camp that was located near Boswell's Tavern. Camp Monticello was begun in 1939 to provide work for men ages 18-25 during the Great Depression and existed until WWII. Most of the workers at Camp…

Fighting fires was one of the jobs of the workers at CCC Camp Monticello. Mike Fabian and Ben Fields, pictured here with fire buckets, were among the men who performed this duty.

Exemption papers for Confederate military duty for C. L. Goodwin on the basis of his lumber contract with the Virginia Central Railroad

Certificate of exemption as an agriculturalist for William Walton

In this document, Robert S. Cosby signed an oath of loyalty to the federal government in May of 1865. After the Civil War, veterans and other supporters of the Confederacy were required to sign such documents to be granted amnesty and avoid…

The PDF file to the right is based upon a powerpoint presentation funded by Dominion Virginia Power. The presentation uses photos, many from the Louisa County Historical Society archives, to tell the story of Civil Rights from the end of the Civil…

Two women standing in front of the door of a church.

Chuck Cetera, a Louisa County local, stands in front of a building at CCC camp 2347, Camp Monticello. Cetera was employed by the CCC in the early 1940s.

Walter D. Chiles a town merchant bought the property in 1912 from his brother in law Weir Goodwin. It is believed that he built the house where he lived for many years.

Chicken Coop. Bottom part has small tag with inscription "Chicken Coop Manufactured by the Bumpass Coop, Co Bumpass, VA. The Sargeant Museum of Louisa County History in Louisa, Virginia, has one of the original coops, advertising materials and…

Cheaspeake & Ohio Railroad Station at Bumpass.
Notice spelling of BUMPAS. A result of a longtime dispute between H. J. T. Webner and railroad and postoffice authorities to eliminate one "S" of BUMPASS. Succeeded with the railroad company but failed…

Charles Moorman; Born 1715 at Louisa Co., VA; married Mary Adams c. 1737; died after 2 Sep 1778 at VA. His will was dated 2 Sep 1778 at Louisa Co., VA [Louisa County, VA,, Will Book 2, pp. 432-434]:

Be it known to all men that I Charles Moorman of…