Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Giles County (Va.) Court Papers, 1866-1902. Local government records collection, Giles County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Giles County under the accession number 45263. These items were purchased at auction by the judge of Giles County on an unknown date.

Historical Information

Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia, in 1806. It was formed from Montgomery, Monroe (West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Part of Wythe County was added in 1808, parts of Tazewell County were added in 1826 and 1836, part of Monroe County was added in 1829, parts of Mercer (West Virginia) County were added in 1840-1841, and part of Craig County was added in 1858.

Scope and Content

Giles County (Va.) Court Papers, 1866-1902, consist of Board of Supervisors records (1870); bonds/commissions/oaths (1876); clerk's correspondence (1875); judgments (1867-1879); accounts that cannot be matched with cases (undated); jury records (1879); one page from a Justice's Judgment and Execution Book (1901-1902 ca.); fiduciary records (1876; 1880); a deed (1879); organization records (1866); Overseer of the Poor records (1883); and miscellaneous records including a mechanics lien (1879) and a power of attorney (1879).

Arrangement

Arranged into Local Records series.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records -- Virginia -- Giles County.

Geographical Names:

• Giles County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Boards (organizations) -- Virginia -- Giles County.
• Bonds (legal records) -- Virginia -- Giles County.
• Deeds -- Virginia -- Giles County.
• Fiduciary records -- Virginia -- Giles County.
• Judicial records -- Virginia -- Giles County.