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Goochland County (Va.) Court Records, 1824-1879. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.
Goochland County was named for Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. It was formed from Henrico County in 1728.
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.
Goochland County (Va.) Court Records, 1824-1879. The collection contains various documents removed from Goochland County court records, as follows: a letter from the chancery cause Whitney vs. Hunter, 1824; a letter with the surnames Woodson, Bridgewater, and Bailey, 1830; accounts with the surnames Morris and Cocke, 1832; an order of publication from the chancery cause Executor of Drumwright vs. Administrator of Drumwright, 1840; a commissioners' report from the chancery cause James vs. Durrett, 1844; a letter with the surnames Fontaine, Pettit, and Bartlett, 1837; a letter from an unknown series with the surnames Wood, Woodson, and Stephens, 1854; a letter from an unknown series with the surnames Fleming and Towsey, 1859; an order of publication from the chancery cause Executor of Drumwright vs. Administrator of Drumwright, 1840; a commissioners' report from the chancery cause James vs. Durrett, 1844; two letters from the chancery cause Bolling vs. Morris, 1871; a letter from the chancery cause Sampson vs. Walker, etc., and five envelopes.
For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.
Additional Washington County court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" and The Chancery Records Index .