Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

William Paul Parsons and Lewis N. York Papers, 1921-1925. Local government records collection, Grayson County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court records from Grayson County.

Historical Information

Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County by a statute adopted on 7 November 1792. The county court first met on 21 May 1793. A portion of Patrick County was added in 1810. The county seat is Independence.

Scope and Content

The William Paul Parsons and Lewis N. York Papers, 1921-1925 contains the personal and professional correspondences of attorney William Paul Parsons (1894-1990) of Independence, Virginia and Justice of the Peace, commercial printer, and notary public, Lewis N. York of Troutdale, Virginia. The bulk of the papers concern trusteeships and debt settlements.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Business enterprises--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Lawyers -- Virginia -- Grayson County.
• Legal services -- Virginia -- Grayson County.

Geographical Names:

• Grayson County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Legal documents -- Virginia -- Grayson County.