A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated Lunenburg County (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated 1177914-1177999 and 1179582-1179905

A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers 1177914-1177999 and 1179582-1179905


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Processed by: Sherri Bagley

Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1177914-1177999 and 1179582-1179905
Title
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated
Physical Characteristics
185 cu. ft. (410 boxes)
Collector
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated. Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfer of court papers from previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Historical Information

Judgments could include civil suits, chancery causes, criminal papers, free negro certificates, road petitions, land processioner's reports, coroner's inquest, grand jury list, officials' bonds, tax records, and administrators' bonds. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "a court's final determination of the rights and obligations of the parties in a case.

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was formed in 1745 from Brunswick previous hit County  next hit. Part of Charlotte previous hit County  next hit was added in 1777.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated, 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.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County  next hit and City Records on Microfilm."

Additional unprocessed previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County Judgments are found at The Library of Virginia.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Civil procedure--Virginia-- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Debt--Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Public records--Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- Genealogy
  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Decisions--Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Judicial records--Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit, previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lunenburg County (Va.) -- Genealogy
  • Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History