The Legal Life of the Mill
A handwritten sketch and description of the boundaries and past owners of a parcel of land to be acquired by the Washington Mills Company.
A handwritten account of a parcel of land being sold to the Washington Mills Company, and a sketch of same.
A contract between the mill founders and the Funks, whereby the Washington Mills Company acquired land in Fries, Va.
A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.
A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.
A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.
A letter explaining some features of plat drawn up by a surveyor on behalf of the mill.
A map of a piece of land in Fries being repurposed, and a propsed alternate location for carrying out the original purpose of the property being sold.
A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it and the house on it.
A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it and the house on it.
A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it and the house on it.
A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it and the house on it.
A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it and the house on it.
A map of a piece of land in Fries being sold by the Washington Mills Company to James E. Robinson Jr.
A letter sent to a lawyer with the legal description and plat of the parcel of land on which the Y.M.C.A. building stands, requesting a deed be drawn up.
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the Y.M.C.A. stood.
A map of a surveyed parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company on which the YMCA stands.
A map of surveyed parcels of land owned by the Washington Mills Company.
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the firehouse stood.
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which buildings and a floodwall stood.
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the parking lot stood.
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the Brick Store Building stood.
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the bank stood.
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the post office, barber shop, beauty shop, and insurance agency stood.
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which The Washington Inn stood.
A text description of several parcels of land owned by the Washington Mills Company.
A memorandum from a surveyor regarding work he was contracted to do for the mill.
A note from a surveyor hired by the mill.
An indemnity bond between the First National Bank of Fries and the Washington Mills Company, to correct an error with their payroll.
The deed of sale for a plot of land in Fries, Va. Sold by Wiley L. Roop to Washington Mills Company.
A letter allowing the grocery store to build an extension to the building.
The lease for the land and building in Fries for the grocery store, the rent for which was $1 per year.
A copy of the deed registering the sale of a piece of land by Dwight C. Funk to the Washington Mills Company on May 31, 1960.
These documents show the transfer of land ownership in Fries over the lifetime of the mill, from initial acquisition to eventual sell-off. For the majority of its functional life, the mill owned much of the housing and business property in town, leasing buildings out to tenants. However, as time wore on, the mill decided to start selling the houses to the employees who lived in them. This marked a further step back from involvement in every aspect of the mill workers' lives.
A map and deed for the area set aside for the right-of-way for Highway 94.
A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
A letter from the mill Vice President and Mayor of Fries, allowing the Highway Department to clean up a specified piece of land.
A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.
A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
The Virginia Department of Highways required rights to a small strip of land, owned by the mill, in order to create a maintenance road for Highway 94. These records document the transfer of rights to that land from the mill to the state.