A Guide to the Washington County (Va.) plat and land survey, 1795
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Collection is open to research.
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Preferred Citation
Washington County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1795, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Historical Information
Washington County was formed from Fincastle County in 1776. Part of Montgomery County was added in 1777.
Created by an act of 1776. Court first met on January 18, 1777. Minute books for the periods 1787–1819 and 1821–1837 and many loose papers were lost on December 15, 1864, when the courthouse was burned during Stoneman’s Raid. The fire was set by Union captain James B. Wyatt of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry. Wyatt, who was raised in Washington County, sought revenge for what he claimed was a wrong done against him by a county court judge before the war
Scope and Content
Washington County (Va.) plat and land survey, 1795, of 150 acres of land done on behalf of John Couts.
Related Material
Washington County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Washington County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.
Index Terms
- Washington County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--Virginia--Washington County.
- Washington County (Va.)--History--18th century.
- Land surveys--Virginia--Washington County.
- Plats--Virginia--Washington County.
- Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Washington County (Va.)--History--18th century.