Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Giles County (Va.) Court Records, 1813-1855. 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

Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created. It was formed from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties, and parts of Wythe, Monroe, Mercer (now in West Virginia), Craig, and Tazewell Counties were added later.

These 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

Giles County (Va.) Court Records, 1813-1855. The collection contains two documents removed from Giles County court records: a decree from the chancery cause Rives and Woods vs. Tyree G. Newbill, etc., 1855; and accounts of John Toney and Saumuel Panewalt, Jr., 1813. The accounts are difficult to read due to water damage.

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 Giles County court records can be found on microfilm and in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" and The Chancery Records Index .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity--Virginia--Giles County.
• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Accounts--Virginia--Giles County.
• Chancery causes--Virginia--Giles County.
• Decrees---Virginia--Giles County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Giles County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Giles County.

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