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Preferred Citation

Frederick County (Va.) Chancery Cause, Joseph Janney vs. Alexander Stephen, 1836, 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.

Frederick County was named in honor of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and eldest sons of George II. It was formed from Orange County in 1738, but, because the region was sparsely settled, count government was not organized until 1743. Part of Augusta County was added later.

Scope and Content

Frederick County (Va.) Chancery Cause, Joseph Janney vs. Alexander Stephen, 1836; includes a plat.

Related Material

Additional Frederick County 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 Frederick County and additional Virginia localities.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Frederick County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity-- Virginia--Frederick County.
• Public records-- Virginia--Frederick County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Chancery causes--Virginia--Frederick County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Frederick County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Frederick County.
• Plats--Virginia--Frederick County.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

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

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Robert Alonzo Brock Collection

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