Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Court Records, 1834-1854. 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

Pittsylvania County was named in honor of William Pitt, first earl of Chatham, a great English statesman. It was formed from Halifax County in 1766.

These records 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

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Court Records, 1834-1854. The collection contains various documents removed from Pittsylvania County court records, as follows: an answer from the chancery cause Administrator of Josiah Morton vs. James Smith, etc., 1834; the deposition of John Barnes from the Superior Court of Law and Chancery cause Adams Sutherlin vs. Thomas Sutherlin, etc., 1834; a copy, 1832, of the Guardian Accounts of Stephen Terry, Guardian of the Heirs of William Terry, 1825-1829; a bill from the chancery cause Deny Wills vs. Enoch Gerry and wife, etc., 1836; a letter from Notley P. Adams to Captain John E. Brown, used as an exhibit in the chancery cause Notley Adams vs. Administrators of John E. Brown, 1837; a deed from Rawlins and Coleman to Luke Palmer, 1842; an affidavit from the case Lipscomb vs. Barker, 1845; the deposition of Thomas F. Poindexter from the case Theophilus Collins vs. John H. Carter, 1846; a letter from S.E. White to William Rison, 1846 Aug. 30 pertaining to the settlement of the state of White's father; affidavits of Sally Keesee from the case, Sally Keesee and William Anderson vs. George P. Keesee, 1846; a deposition wrapper from the case Administrator of Tarpley vs. Executor of Price, 1848; a letter from C.B. Taliaferro, Bank of Virginia in Danville, to William H. Tunstall, concerning the accounts of A.C. Shelton, 1850 Nov. 4; a bill from the chancery cause James B. Harris vs. William Smith, Trustee, 1850; and a bill from the chancery cause Benjamin Watkins vs. William R. McCoy, etc., 1854.

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 Pittsylvania County court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" and The Chancery Records Index .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.
• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Affidavits--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.
• Chancery causes--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.
• Depositions--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.
• Envelopes--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.
• Fiduciary records--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.

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