Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 42948.

Historical Information

Augusta County was named in honor of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, wife of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and mother of George III. It was formed from Orange County in 1738, but, because the region was sparsely inhabited, county government was not actually established there until 1745.

Scope and Content

Augusta County (Va.) Deposition from a Chancery Suit, William Scott, etc. vs. Robert Harnsbarger, 1829. The document contains a sworn statement of two acting justices of the peace in Fleming County, Kentucky. The statement certifies a deposition taken in Kentucky and accepted as evidence in the chancery cause Scott vs. Harnsbarger in Augusta County, Virginia in 1829. The testimony itself is not included.

Related Material

Additional Augusta County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Equity--Virginia--Augusta County.

Geographical Names:

• Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century

Genre and Form Terms:

• Chancery causes--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Depositions--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.

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