A Guide to the Patrick County (Va.) Court Records, 1820-1858 Patrick County (Va.) Court Records, 1820-1858 1177668

A Guide to the Patrick County (Va.) Court Records, 1820-1858

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode number: 1177668


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1177668
Title
Patrick Count (Va.) Court Records, 1820-1858
Physical Characteristics
28 p. and 2 leaves
Collector
Patrick County (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

Patrick County (Va.) Court Records, 1820-1858. 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

Patrick County, like Henry County, was named for Patrick Henry. It was formed from Henry County in 1790.

This record 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

Patrick County (Va.) Court Records, 1820-1858. The collection contains various documents removed from Patrick County court records, as follows: a letter from Jacob Johnston, in McMinnville, Tennessee, to Thomas Whitlock asking him to take care of his affairs in Patrick County and be a guardian to his son, 1820; a letter from Russell Hicks of Independence, Missouri, to Molley Adams, concerning a transaction involving Adams' half brother William Price, 1832, and used as an exhibit in the chancery case Adams vs. Penn; an answer from the chancery cause Administrator of William Moore vs. Williamson Smith and wife, 1839; a notice from the chancery cause James Dalton vs. Executors of James M. Read, 1842; a notice to take depositions in the Patrick County Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery case Isaac N. Haynes vs. John Stone, etc., 1846; an order from the chancery cause Leander Hughes, etc. vs. John Hughes, etc., 1850; a judgment, Barnett M. Price vs. Thomas Dehart and wife, etc., 1851; a letter from E.B. Turner to B.J. Campbell pertaining to the settlement of the estate of Tennisan (?), 1850; a notice pertaining to the settlement of the estate of Jesse P. Dehart, 1851; an order from the chancery cause Herbert Shelton vs. Milton R. Dodson, 1851; a letter, 1853, and an answer from the chancery cause Benjamin Frashur vs. Robert Delop, 1854; a letter from S. Beard to M.B. Frasier, 1856; and a wrapper from a deposition from the suit Tuggle and others vs. N.P. Adams, 1855.

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 Patrick 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:

  • Patrick County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Equity--Virginia--Patrick County.
  • Replevin--Virginia.
  • Geographical Names:

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

  • Chancery causes--Virginia--Patrick County.
  • Envelopes--Virginia--Patrick County.
  • Fiduciary records--Virginia--Patrick County.
  • Judicial records--Virginia--Patrick County.
  • Legal notices--Virginia--Patrick County.
  • Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Patrick County.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Patrick County.
  • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • Patrick County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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