Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Lynchburg (Va.) Chancery Cause, George M. Smith vs. Samuel G. Norvell, 1852, 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

Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law." A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case.

Lynchburg was named for John Lynch, the owner of the original town site. It was established in 1786, was incorporated as a town in 1805, and became a city in 1852. Parts of Campbell and Bedford Counties were annexed to the city in 1976.

Scope and Content

Lynchburg (Va.) Chancery Cause, George M. Smith vs. Samuel G. Norvell, 1852. The collection contains a certified copy, made in 1852, of a chancery cause filed in Lynchburg Hustings Court 1833 Jul 31. The documents include a bill of complaint, an answer, and exhibits.

Related Material

Additional Lynchburg Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

See The Chancery Records Index to search for chancery suits of Lynchburg and additional Virginia localities.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity-- Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Public records-- Virginia--Lynchburg.

Geographical Names:

• Lynchburg (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Chancery causes--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Local government records--Virginia--Lynchburg.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

• Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Robert Alonzo Brock Collection

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