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Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915, Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from the city of Staunton under the accession number 43238.
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.
Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915, consists of multiple court documents from various courts.
Additional Staunton Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Grand and Petit Jury Papers (venires, summons, subpoenas, rules); some witness subpoena/summons.
Staunton (City): Court Records: Criminal, Commonwealth and Corporation Subpoenas, 1837-1915; Summons for Justices, 1844-1868; Grand Jury petitions to Husting Court, 1855, undated: Hustings/Corporation court orders, 1840, 1847, 1848; Notes and Letters to Grand Jury and Clerk of Court in re: various court cases and legal matters, 1839-1860, undated: Judgments; Delivery Bonds, 1808-1835; Jury venires and jury lists (grand and petit jury), 1854-1901; Miscellaneous Records; Committee of Safety to Corporation Court in re: inspection of unsafe houses, 1845.