Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Cumberland County (Va.) Judgments, 1749-1902. Local government records collection, Bedford County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Cumberland County.

Historical Information

Cumberland County was formed in 1749 from Goochland County.

Scope and Content

Cumberland County (Va.) Judgments, 1749-1902, contain civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Arrangement

Chronological (Cases filed within each box by month and year they were resolved.)

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Cumberland County (Va.)--Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Civil procedure--Virginia--Cumberland County.
• Debt--Virginia--Cumberland County.
• Public Records--Virginia--Cumberland County.

Geographical Names:

• Cumberland County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Decisions--Virginia--Cumberland County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Cumberland County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Cumberland County.