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Preferred Citation

Nelson County (Va.) Court Records, 1838-1849. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Nelson County was named for Thomas Nelson, Jr., governor of Virginia from June to November 1781. It was formed in 1807 from Amherst County.

This record was 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.

Scope and Content

Nelson County (Va.) Court Records, 1838-1849. The collection contains two documents removed from Nelson County court records: a letter from R.M. Perkins to Colonel R.B. Patterson, 1839, concerning a debt; and a commissioner's report giving an account of the sale of two slaves and other property from the estate of Mildred Ware. The slaves sold were Patty, who was sold to Charles B. Hines, and Philip, who was sold to Elizabeth Mullons. The report was created in 1838 and received by the court in 1849.

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 Nelson County court 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:

• Nelson County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Debt--Virginia--Nelson County.
• Replevin--Virginia.
• Slaveholders--Virginia--Nelson County.
• Slavery--Nelson County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Free negro and slave records--Virginia--Nelson County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Nelson County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Nelson County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Nelson County.

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