Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Miscellaneous Reel 289, Local government records collection, Essex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Records microfilmed by Library of Virginia Imaging Services Branch.

Biographical/Historical Information

Essex County was formed from Old Rappahannock County in 1692.

Archibald McCall was a merchant of Essex County, Virginia. George McCall, his brother, was a lawyer.

Scope and Content

Court records relating to the suit between the brothers Archibald and George McCall, regarding fees charged by George McCall for defending his brother Archibald in various law suits. Documentation of various suits is included.

Related Material

A more legible version of these records can be found on Essex County Chancery Causes Microfilm Reel Number 434 - image 272 and Essex County Chancery Causes Microfilm Reel Number 435 - image 9.

Additional Essex County Chancery Causes can be found by searching the Chancery Records Index available electronically at the website of the Library of Virginia at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/chancery/index.htm

Index Terms

Persons:

• McCall, Archibald.
• McCall, George.

Corporate Names:

• Essex County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Judicial records -- Virginia -- Essex County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Originals located in Essex County Circuit Court. Tappahannock, VA 22560.