A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) Judgments (Condemnations), 1839-1853
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 0007283309 and 0007283311
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Administrative Information
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Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Powhatan
County
(Va.) Judgments (Condemnations), 1839-1853. Local government records collection,
Powhatan
County
Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Powhatan
County
under the accession numbers 41545 and 41547.
Historical Information
Powhatan
County
was named for the paramount chief of the
Powhatan
Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from
Cumberland
County
in 1777, and part of Chesterfield
County
was added in 1850. The
county
seat is
Powhatan
.
Scope and Content
Powhatan
County
(Va.) Judgments (Condemnations), 1839-1853, consist of judgments related to the taking of private property for the construction
of railroad lines through the power of eminent domain. The plaintiffs in these suits were Etna Coal Comapany and Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company. The suits include plats of the property in controversy. The collection includes a suit in which
plaintiff sought to recover damages done to his property due to the construction of a dam by the defendant. The suit includes
a drawing of the dam.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Related Material
Additional Powhatan
County
Judgments are found at the Library of Virginia. The collection is unprocessed.
Additional Powhatan
County
Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. See A Guide to Virginia
County and City Records on Microfilm
Index Terms
Powhatan
County
(Va.). Circuit Court.
- Civil procedure -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
- Coal trade -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
- Dams -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
- Eminent domain -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
- Railroad companies -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
Powhatan
County
(Va.) -- History.
- Architectural drawings (visual works) -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
- Decisions -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
- Judicial records -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
- Local government records -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.
- Plats -- Virginia --
Powhatan
County
.