Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Botetourt County (Va.) Court Records, 1838-1845. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor who served from 1768 to 170. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and a part of Rockbridge County was added later.

The records were replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Created by an act of 1769 to take effect on February 13, 1770. Many of the loose records including pre-1830 chancery and pre-1854 judgments suffered tremendous water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on December 15, 1970. Because of the near loss of records, the General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975 for the purpose of preserving local records. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Scope and Content

Botetourt County Court Records, (Va.), 1838-1845. The collection contains three documents removed from Botetourt County court records: a deposition from the chancery cause, Thompson vs. Campbell, 1838; a letter with the surname Trenis, 1842; and a decree from the court case Campbell vs. Executor of Thompson.

Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

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

Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Botetourt 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

Corporate Names:

• Botetourt County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity--Virginia--Botetourt County.
• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

• Botetourt County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Chancery causes--Virginia--Botetourt County.
• Depositions--Virginia--Botetourt County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Botetourt County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Botetourt County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Botetourt County.

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