Finding Aid to the Piedmont Mills Business Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
PIEDMONT MILLS BUSINESS PAPERS
The collection includes minutes of the Board of Directors (1905-1969), business
records (1860-1955), and a brief history of the Piedmont Mills, Inc., of Lynchburg,
Virginia, and its predecessors.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection]
MS1358
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
PIEDMONT MILLS BUSINESS PAPERS
The collection includes minutes of the Board of Directors (1905-1969), business
records (1860-1955), and a brief history of the Piedmont Mills, Inc., of Lynchburg,
Virginia, and its predecessors.
BOX 1
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
History (James E. KEY, 1962)
Board Minutes (1905-1921)
Board Minutes (1921-1937)
Board Minutes (1938-1956)
BOX 2
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
Board Minutes (1956-1969)
Insurance Appraisal (1920)
Insurance Appraisal (1926)
Insurance Appraisal (1938)
Wheat Book (1942-1944)
Ledger (1860-1862)
BOX 3
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
Day Book (1866-1878)
Ledger (1866-1868)
Wheat & Corn Book (1867-1868)
Day Book (1869-1874)
Wheat Book (1869-1870)
Ledger (1870-1871)
BOX 4
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
Ledger (1870-1874)
Index Ledger (1875-1876)
Day Book (1871-1872)
Ledger (1875-1884)
BOX 5
5-1 Wheat Book (1873-1879)
5-2 Wheat Book (1875-1877)
BOX 6
6-1 Ledger (1873-1875)
6-2 Ledger (1875-1878)
[BOX 7]
Day Book (1870-1879)
[BOX 8]
Day Book (1873-1875)
(Continued)
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PIEDMONT MILLS BUSINESS PAPERS
(Continued)
[BOX 9]
Day Book (1875-1878)
[BOX 10]
Ledger (1879-1882)
BOX 11
11-1 Ledger (1878-1879)
11-2 Ledger E (1881-1882)
[BOX 12]
Day Book (1881-1882)
[BOX 13]
Day Book (1882-1883)
BOX 14
14-1 Ledger (1882-1883)
14-2 Ledger (1883-1884)
[BOX 15]
Day Book (1884-1888)
[BOX 16]
Day Book (1885-1886)
[BOX 17]
Day Book J (1886-1887)
BOX 18
18-1 Day Book (1883-1885)
18-2 Ledger J (1886-1887)
BOX 19
19-1 Ledger (1885-1886)
19-2 Ledger (1887-1889)
[BOX 20]
Day Book (1887-1889)
[BOX 21]
Day Book L (1889-1890)
BOX 22
22-1
22-2
22-3
22-4
Ledger (1887-1889)
Ledger (1889-1890)
Cash Book (1890-1891)
Ledger L (1889-1890)
(Continued)
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PIEDMONT MILLS BUSINESS PAPERS
(Continued)
BOX 23
23-1
23-2
23-3
23-4
23-5
23-6
23-7
23-8
23-9
Cash Book (1891-1892)
Index Ledger (1894)
Cash Book (1896-1897)
Cash Book (1894-1897)
Cash Book (1897-1897)
Cash Book (1898-1899)
Cash Book (1899-1901)
Miscellaneous notes and photographs
Miscellaneous ads, cards, etc.
[BOX 24]
Day Book M (1890-1891)
[BOX 25]
Ledger N (1891-1893)
[BOX 26]
Wheat Book (1890-1894)
[BOX 27]
Ledger O (1893-1895)
[BOX 28]
Ledger (1894-1899)
[BOX 29]
Journal (1894-1897)
[BOX 30]
Day Book P (1895-1896)
[BOX 31]
Ledger P (1895-1896)
[BOX 32]
Ledger P (1895-1897)
[BOX 33]
Journal (1897-1899)
[BOX 34]
Day Book (1897-1898)
[BOX 35]
Ledger Q (1897-1899)
[BOX 36]
Day Book (1898-1899)
[BOX 37]
Day Book (1899-1900)
[BOX 38]
Wheat Book (1899-1901)
[BOX 39]
Day Book (1900-1902)
[BOX 40]
Cash Book (1950-1955)
MS1358
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
PIEDMONT MILLS, INC.
Early in the history of the city of Lynchburg, milling operations began in ca. 1812 on
the site of Horseford Run as it emptied into the James River. Although early records are
unclear as to the original owner or owners of the mill, it was in operation at this location
when the James River and Kanawha Canal was built in 1835. Deed records indicate that
the mill was owned by the LANGHORNE family before 1840. In 1860, John L.
LANGHORNE sold his interests in the mill to William L. MORRIS. MORRIS operated
the mill for a few years and sold his interests to William M. LANGHORNE and Charles
L. LANGHORNE in 1867. Later that year, Charles L. LANGHORNE became sole
proprietor of the mill.
In 1873, Charles L. LANGHORNE transferred his interests in the mill to Charles M.
BLACKFORD to secure a deed of trust. The property was eventually sold at public
auction and was purchased by Stephen C. HURT and his son William HURT in 1875.
Stephen C. HURT died intestate on 6 April 1898 and the property was transferred to
William HURT. In 1905, William HURT sold his interests to Piedmont Mills, Inc., a
corporation formed that same year. Piedmont Mills, Inc., sought to improve production
with several modernization efforts and operated the mill until 1976, when the operation
was sold to Bartlett and Company Grain of Kansas City, Missouri. By 1983, the mill was
producing 60 million pounds of flour each year. The mill ceased operation a few years
later.
[Piedmont Mills Business Papers, Mss., MS1358, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA; "Sold to Hurt
and Son," Lynchburg News Tri-Weekly, 9 July 1875, p. 3 col. 2; "Piedmont Mills: 171 years of grinding,"
Lynchburg News & Daily Advance, 6 March 1983, Sect. D, p. 4 col. 1.]
MS1358
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
STEPHEN C. HURT (1819-1898)
Stephen Clifton HURT, son of William HURT and Mary Elizabeth PRESTON, was
born 9 February 1819 in Bedford County, Virginia. He operated a dry goods store at
Chamblissburg, Bedford County, before moving to Lynchburg in ca. 1846. In lynchburg,
he was partner in the firm of HURT and PRESTON (later McDANIEL, HURT, and
PRESTON), dealers in groceries.
Stephen C. HURT married 14 December 1843 Maria Frances CRENSHAW, daughter
of Samuel H. CRENSHAW and Priscilla JONES of Bedford County.
Stephen C. HURT purchased the mill property of Charles L. LANGHORNE at
auction in 1875 and operated the mill under the name of S.C. HURT, then HURT and
CRENSHAW, and finally as S.C. HURT and Son.
Stephen C. HURT died 6 April 1898 at his home in Lynchburg.
[Clifton Fox Apperson, "Genealogical Records of the Batte, Crenshaw, Fox, and Stratton Families," Mss.,
FF1982, Jones Memorial Library (JML), Lynchburg, VA; Charles Hughes Hamlin, "Miscellaneous Notes
on Batte, Stratton, Hurt Families," Mss., FF1982, JML; Obituary, Lynchburg News, 7 April 1898, p. 8 col.
3.]
MS1358
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
PIEDMONT MILLS BUSINESS PAPERS
The collection includes minutes of the Board of Directors (1905-1969), business
records (1860-1955), and a brief history of the Piedmont Mills, Inc., of Lynchburg,
Virginia, and its predecessors.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection]
MS1358
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
PIEDMONT MILLS BUSINESS PAPERS
The collection includes minutes of the Board of Directors (1905-1969), business
records (1860-1955), and a brief history of the Piedmont Mills, Inc., of Lynchburg,
Virginia, and its predecessors.
BOX 1
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
History (James E. KEY, 1962)
Board Minutes (1905-1921)
Board Minutes (1921-1937)
Board Minutes (1938-1956)
BOX 2
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
Board Minutes (1956-1969)
Insurance Appraisal (1920)
Insurance Appraisal (1926)
Insurance Appraisal (1938)
Wheat Book (1942-1944)
Ledger (1860-1862)
BOX 3
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
Day Book (1866-1878)
Ledger (1866-1868)
Wheat & Corn Book (1867-1868)
Day Book (1869-1874)
Wheat Book (1869-1870)
Ledger (1870-1871)
BOX 4
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
Ledger (1870-1874)
Index Ledger (1875-1876)
Day Book (1871-1872)
Ledger (1875-1884)
BOX 5
5-1 Wheat Book (1873-1879)
5-2 Wheat Book (1875-1877)
BOX 6
6-1 Ledger (1873-1875)
6-2 Ledger (1875-1878)
[BOX 7]
Day Book (1870-1879)
[BOX 8]
Day Book (1873-1875)
(Continued)
MS1358
PIEDMONT MILLS BUSINESS PAPERS
(Continued)
[BOX 9]
Day Book (1875-1878)
[BOX 10]
Ledger (1879-1882)
BOX 11
11-1 Ledger (1878-1879)
11-2 Ledger E (1881-1882)
[BOX 12]
Day Book (1881-1882)
[BOX 13]
Day Book (1882-1883)
BOX 14
14-1 Ledger (1882-1883)
14-2 Ledger (1883-1884)
[BOX 15]
Day Book (1884-1888)
[BOX 16]
Day Book (1885-1886)
[BOX 17]
Day Book J (1886-1887)
BOX 18
18-1 Day Book (1883-1885)
18-2 Ledger J (1886-1887)
BOX 19
19-1 Ledger (1885-1886)
19-2 Ledger (1887-1889)
[BOX 20]
Day Book (1887-1889)
[BOX 21]
Day Book L (1889-1890)
BOX 22
22-1
22-2
22-3
22-4
Ledger (1887-1889)
Ledger (1889-1890)
Cash Book (1890-1891)
Ledger L (1889-1890)
(Continued)
MS1358
PIEDMONT MILLS BUSINESS PAPERS
(Continued)
BOX 23
23-1
23-2
23-3
23-4
23-5
23-6
23-7
23-8
23-9
Cash Book (1891-1892)
Index Ledger (1894)
Cash Book (1896-1897)
Cash Book (1894-1897)
Cash Book (1897-1897)
Cash Book (1898-1899)
Cash Book (1899-1901)
Miscellaneous notes and photographs
Miscellaneous ads, cards, etc.
[BOX 24]
Day Book M (1890-1891)
[BOX 25]
Ledger N (1891-1893)
[BOX 26]
Wheat Book (1890-1894)
[BOX 27]
Ledger O (1893-1895)
[BOX 28]
Ledger (1894-1899)
[BOX 29]
Journal (1894-1897)
[BOX 30]
Day Book P (1895-1896)
[BOX 31]
Ledger P (1895-1896)
[BOX 32]
Ledger P (1895-1897)
[BOX 33]
Journal (1897-1899)
[BOX 34]
Day Book (1897-1898)
[BOX 35]
Ledger Q (1897-1899)
[BOX 36]
Day Book (1898-1899)
[BOX 37]
Day Book (1899-1900)
[BOX 38]
Wheat Book (1899-1901)
[BOX 39]
Day Book (1900-1902)
[BOX 40]
Cash Book (1950-1955)
MS1358
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
PIEDMONT MILLS, INC.
Early in the history of the city of Lynchburg, milling operations began in ca. 1812 on
the site of Horseford Run as it emptied into the James River. Although early records are
unclear as to the original owner or owners of the mill, it was in operation at this location
when the James River and Kanawha Canal was built in 1835. Deed records indicate that
the mill was owned by the LANGHORNE family before 1840. In 1860, John L.
LANGHORNE sold his interests in the mill to William L. MORRIS. MORRIS operated
the mill for a few years and sold his interests to William M. LANGHORNE and Charles
L. LANGHORNE in 1867. Later that year, Charles L. LANGHORNE became sole
proprietor of the mill.
In 1873, Charles L. LANGHORNE transferred his interests in the mill to Charles M.
BLACKFORD to secure a deed of trust. The property was eventually sold at public
auction and was purchased by Stephen C. HURT and his son William HURT in 1875.
Stephen C. HURT died intestate on 6 April 1898 and the property was transferred to
William HURT. In 1905, William HURT sold his interests to Piedmont Mills, Inc., a
corporation formed that same year. Piedmont Mills, Inc., sought to improve production
with several modernization efforts and operated the mill until 1976, when the operation
was sold to Bartlett and Company Grain of Kansas City, Missouri. By 1983, the mill was
producing 60 million pounds of flour each year. The mill ceased operation a few years
later.
[Piedmont Mills Business Papers, Mss., MS1358, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA; "Sold to Hurt
and Son," Lynchburg News Tri-Weekly, 9 July 1875, p. 3 col. 2; "Piedmont Mills: 171 years of grinding,"
Lynchburg News & Daily Advance, 6 March 1983, Sect. D, p. 4 col. 1.]
MS1358
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
STEPHEN C. HURT (1819-1898)
Stephen Clifton HURT, son of William HURT and Mary Elizabeth PRESTON, was
born 9 February 1819 in Bedford County, Virginia. He operated a dry goods store at
Chamblissburg, Bedford County, before moving to Lynchburg in ca. 1846. In lynchburg,
he was partner in the firm of HURT and PRESTON (later McDANIEL, HURT, and
PRESTON), dealers in groceries.
Stephen C. HURT married 14 December 1843 Maria Frances CRENSHAW, daughter
of Samuel H. CRENSHAW and Priscilla JONES of Bedford County.
Stephen C. HURT purchased the mill property of Charles L. LANGHORNE at
auction in 1875 and operated the mill under the name of S.C. HURT, then HURT and
CRENSHAW, and finally as S.C. HURT and Son.
Stephen C. HURT died 6 April 1898 at his home in Lynchburg.
[Clifton Fox Apperson, "Genealogical Records of the Batte, Crenshaw, Fox, and Stratton Families," Mss.,
FF1982, Jones Memorial Library (JML), Lynchburg, VA; Charles Hughes Hamlin, "Miscellaneous Notes
on Batte, Stratton, Hurt Families," Mss., FF1982, JML; Obituary, Lynchburg News, 7 April 1898, p. 8 col.
3.]
MS1358
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Title
Finding Aid to the Piedmont Mills Business Papers
Subject
Finding aids
Piedmont Mills (Lynchburg, Va.)
Description
Finding aid to the Piedmont Mills Business Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The papers include minutes and business records from the period 1860 to 1969.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS 1358FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Piedmont Mills Business Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/415.