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Preferred Citation

Henrico County   (Va.) Courthouse agreements and bonds, 1825. Barcode number 1023317. Local government records collection, 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 Henrico County  .

Historical Information

Henrico County   was named for Henry, Prince of Wales, the oldest son of James   I. It was one of the eight original shires established in 1634.

Henrico County   court was held in numerous dwellings and taverns from 1634 through the 1680s. A earthen courthouse was built in 1688 at Varina. The justices moved the courthouse to the City   of Richmond in 1750 and constructed a new ediface in 1751. A new building, designed by Samuel Sublett, was constructed in 1825. This structure suffered severe damage during the Civil War but was repaired and remained in service. Following a fire in 1894, the 1825 structure was demolished and replaced with a Romanesque-style courthouse (1896). In 1974, the Henrico court moved to a new complex in the county   and abandoned the 1896 courthouse within the Richmond City   limits.

Recognized in 1634 as an original shire. All county   court records prior to 1655 and almost all prior to 1677 are missing. Many records were destroyed by British troops during the Revolutionary War. Post–Revolutionary War county   court records exist. Almost all circuit superior court of law and chancery and circuit court records were destroyed by fire during the evacuation of Richmond on April 3, 1865, during the Civil War. The county  ’s circuit court held its sessions at the state courthouse in Richmond.

Scope and Content

Henrico County   (Va.) Courthouse agreements and bonds, 1825, consists of a bond and agreement between Joseph H. Mayo and Hugh Davis, county   court commissioners, and William C. Allen for brick work to be executed for a new courthouse building. Additionally, this accession contains a bond and agreement between the commissioners and Warren Bibber and Otis Manson to superintend the construction of the proposed courthouse.

Related Material

Henrico County   is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Henrico County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Allen, William C.
• Bibber, Warren
• Carter, Curtis
• Davis, Hugh
• Manson, Otis
• Mayo, Joseph H.
• Sublett, Samuel

Corporate Names:

• Henrico County   (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Courthouses -- Virginia -- Henrico County  .
• Henrico County   (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Bonds (legal records) -- Virginia -- Henrico County  .
• Specifications -- Virginia -- Henrico County  .

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