A Guide to the Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893 Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893 1177668

A Guide to the Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode number: 1177668


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1177668
Title
Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893
Physical Characteristics
70 p.
Collector
Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893. 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

Richmond, located between Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, was named by William Byrd II, who envisioned the development of a city at the falls of the James River and with the help of William Mayo laid out the town in 1737. It was incorporated as a city in 1842.

These records was 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

Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893. The collection contains various documents removed from Richmond court records. The records include a letter from the chancery cause Leach vs. Leach, 1822; a letter pertaining to the court case Brown vs. Chiles and Curtis, 1826; a resolution from the President and Directors of the James River and Kanawha Company, 1841, used as an exhibit in the case James River and Kanawha Company vs. Sims; a letter regarding publication of the sale of Middleton Mills, 1846; a letter regarding suits in which George Potter's Estate is interested, 1849; a letter pertaining to the court case Clopton's Executor vs. Jordan, 1851; a statement from the Hanover County clerk regarding the qualification of Louisa E. Carter as Executor of George Carter, 1884; and a postcard pertaining to the cause Bowles vs. Wiltshire, etc., 1888. Other surnames in the records are Addison, Anderson, Berkeley, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Caperton, Chiles, Clarke, Cocke, Cooke, Crouch, Crump, Deane, Duval, Ellington, Faris, Gaines, Galt, Gilliam, Goodman, Harrison, Hovey, Hudson, Jackson, Jeter, Keane, King, Leake, Leitch, Ludlam, McCraw, Myers, Perkins, Peyton, Potter, Randall, Stone, Stribling, Thompson, Triplett, Tucker, Tutwiler, Whitmore, and Williams.

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 Richmond 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:

  • Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Equity--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Replevin--Virginia.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Chancery causes--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Fiduciary records--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Judicial records--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Resolutions--Virginia--Richmond.
  • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • Hanover County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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