Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Cumberland County (Va.) Court Records, 1826-1840. 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

Cumberland County was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland, third son of George II. It was formed from Goochland County in 1749.

These records were 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

Cumberland County (Va.) Court Records, 1826-1840. The collection contains two documents removed from Cumberland County court records: a letter from an unknown series with the surnames Kidd, Marshall, and Wilkinson; and a letter from the chancery cause Stratton vs. Adams, 1840.

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 Cumberland 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 .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity--Virginia--Cumberland County.
• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Chancery causes--Virginia--Cumberland County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Cumberland County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Cumberland County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Cumberland County.

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