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Preferred Citation

Charles City County (Va.) Court Record, undated. 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

Charles City County was named for Charles I of England and was one of the eight shires established in 1634.

Records have been destroyed at various times. The most damage occurred during the Civil War when the records were strewn through the woods in a rainstorm. A few pre-Civil War volumes such as deed books, will books, minute books, and order books exist.

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

Charles City County (Va.) Court Record, undated. The collection contains a document removed from Charles City County court records. The document is an envelope from the case, Asgn. of Southall vs. Blake. The envelope is addressed to the Clerk, Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Charles City County.

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

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:

• Charles City County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

• Charles City County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Envelopes--Virginia--Charles City County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Charles City County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Charles City County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Charles City County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

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