A Guide to the Nottoway County (Va.) County Court Minute Book, 1860-1864 Nottoway County (Va.) County Court Minute Book, 1860-1864 1123395

A Guide to the Nottoway County (Va.) County Court Minute Book, 1860-1864

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Barcode number: 1123395


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1123395
Title
previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) previous hit County  next hit Court Minute Book, 1860-1864
Physical Characteristics
1 v.
Collector
previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
State Records Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) previous hit County  next hit Court Minute Book, 1860-1864. Local government records collection, previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit and Accession Number 27522.

Historical Information

previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for the Nadowa Indian tribe. The word nadowa, anglicized to previous hit nottoway  next hit, means snake, or enemy. It was formed from Amelia previous hit County  next hit in 1788.

Many records were destroyed or heavily mutilated in 1865 by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Scope and Content

previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) previous hit County  next hit Court Minute Book, 1860-1864, record all matters brought before the court on a daily basis when it was in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, appointments of previous hit county  next hit officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to appropriate order book, deed book, fiduciary book, free negro register, etc. Collection includes minute book from the previous hit County  next hit Court.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Nottoway  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  next hit and City Records on Microfilm."

previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County 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:

  • previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Public records--Virginia-- previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Nottoway  next hit previous hit County  next hit.