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A Guide to the Lee County (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960 Lee County (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960 0007286615, 1200659, 1200670, 1200683, 1200687, 1200689, 1200691-1200704, 1202664, 1207635

A Guide to the Lee County (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 0007286615, 1200659, 1200670, 1200683, 1200687, 1200689, 1200691-1200704, 1202664, 1207635


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
0007286615, 1200659, 1200670, 1200683, 1200687, 1200689, 1200691-1200704, 1202664, 1207635
Title
previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960
Physical Characteristics
9.9 cu. ft. (22 boxes)
Collector
previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions. The collection is unprocessed but open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960. Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit under accession number 44298.

Historical Information

previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named Henry "Light Horse Harry" previous hit Lee  next hit, governor of Virginia from 1791 to 1794. It was formed from Russell previous hit County  next hit in 1792. Part of Scott previous hit County  next hit was added in 1823. Its area is 438 square miles, and the previous hit county  next hit seat is Jonesville.

A significant number of loose records prior to 1860 including chancery and judgments are missing. They were probably destroyed when Union forces burned the courthouse in October 1863 during the Civil War. Most volumes including deed books, will books, and order books exist because a local judge removed them from the courthouse for safekeeping before the fire occurred.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960, contains civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of the cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Civil procedure--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Debt--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Public records--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Decisions--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Judicial records--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Petitions--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Warrants (Law)--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lee County (Va.)--History.
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