A Guide to the Staunton (Va.) Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966) Staunton (Va.) Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966) 1050918, 1090218-1090223

A Guide to the Staunton (Va.) Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966)

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1050918, 1090218-1090223


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1050918, 1090218-1090223
Title
Staunton (Va.) Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966)
Physical Characteristics
7 boxes and or volumes.
Collector
Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Staunton (Va.) Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966), Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from the city of Staunton.

Historical Information

The City of Staunton, in Augusta County, was named, according to tradition, for Rebecca Staunton, wife of Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Staunton was laid out in 1748 at the site of the Augusta County courthouse and was established as a town in 1761. It was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1871.

Scope and Content

Staunton (Va.)Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966), consists of Clerk's Order Books, Miscellaneous Records and a Register of Felons.

Related Material

Additional Staunton Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Public records -- Virginia -- Staunton.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Staunton (Va.) -- History.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Staunton.

Contents List

Barcode number 1050918: Records, 1802-1873

Miscellaneous Records, accounts, receipts, allowances, and vouchers, summons, executions, list of certificates of Assessment of Merchants and other in Corp. of Staunton, 1851. Court Records: Ebdon v. A.H.H. Stuart, 1857; Court Records: Summons, Executions, Recognizances, Accounts, 1850-1859.