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Preferred Citation

Washington County (Va.) Appraisement of Joel Galliher's Estate, undated. Local government records collection, Washington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 44159.

Historical Information

Washington County is the first locality in the United States known to have been named for George Washington. It was formed from Fincastle County in 1776, and a part of Montgomery County was added later.

Minute books for the periods 1787-1819 and 1821-1837 and many loose papers were lost in a courthouse fire set by Union soldier James Wyatt on 15 December 1864 during the Civil War. Wyatt, who was raised in Washington County, sought revenge for what he claimed was a wrong done against him by a county court judge before the war.

Scope and Content

Washington County (Va.) Appraisement of Joel Galliher's Estate, undated. The appraisal lists household items and their estimated value.

Related Material

Additional Washington County Fiduciary Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Washington County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Washington County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Washington County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• House furnishings--Virginia--Washington County.

Geographical Names:

• Washington County (Va.)-- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Appraisals--Virginia--Washington County.
• Fiduciary records--Virginia--Washington County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Washington County.

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