Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Augusta County (Va.) Court Records, 1822-1850. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

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.

The records were replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Scope and Content

Augusta County Court Records, (Va.), 1822-1850. The collection contains six documents removed from Augusta County court records: a deposition and an affidavit from the chancery cause, Davis vs. Lewis, 1822; a deposition from the chancery cause, Crank vs. Garland, 1835; a wrapper with docket information from the court case, Bullock vs. McCauley, 1843; and a letter with the surnames Buckner, Hausbarger, and Parouz, 1846.

Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

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.
• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Affidavits--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Chancery causes--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Depositions--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Augusta County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.

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