A Guide to the Caroline County (Va.) Court Record, 1829 Caroline County (Va.) Court Record, 1829 1177667

A Guide to the Caroline County (Va.) Court Record, 1829

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode number: 1177667


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1177667
Title
Caroline County (Va.) Court Record, 1829
Physical Characteristics
2 p.
Collector
Caroline County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Caroline County (Va.) Court Record, 1829. 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

Caroline County was named for Caroline of Anspach, consort of George II. It was formed from Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties in 1728, and additional parts of King and Queen were added later.

Most loose records and deed books prior to 1836 and will books prior to 1853 were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed by Union troops who ransacked the courthouse in May 1864. A near-complete run of order books exists.

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

Caroline County Court Record, (Va.), 1829. The collection contains an affidavit pertaining to the orphans of John H. Demuse, 1829. The document was removed from Caroline County court records.

Related Material

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

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

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Caroline County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Replevin--Virginia.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Caroline County (Va.)--History--19th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Affidavits--Virginia--Caroline County.
  • Judicial records--Virginia--Caroline County.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Caroline County.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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