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A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.) District Court Papers, 1789-1809 Prince Edward County (Va.) District Court Papers, 1789-1809 1044943, 1119437, 1119454-1119459, 0007321718

A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.) District Court Papers, 1789-1809

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1044943, 1119437, 1119454-1119459, 0007321718


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1044943, 1119437, 1119454-1119459, 0007321718
Title
previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) District Court Papers, 1789-1809
Physical Characteristics
7.25 cu. ft. (9 boxes)
Collector
previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) District Court Papers, 1789-1809. Local government records collection, previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Historical Information

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named in honor of previous hit Edward  next hit Augustus, a son of previous hit Prince  next hit Frederick Louis, a grandson of King George II, and a younger brother of King George III. The previous hit county  next hit was formed from Amelia previous hit County  next hit in 1753. The previous hit county  next hit court first met on 8 January 1754. The previous hit county  next hit seat is Farmville.

The District Court was created in 1788. The purpose of the creation of the District Court was to alleviate congestion in the General Court which had caused unreasonable delays in the adjudication of common law cases. Virginia was divided into eighteen districts, each composed of several previous hit counties  next hit, plust the district of Kentucky. Courts were held in each district twice yearly and cases were heard from the several previous hit counties  next hit in that district. The District Court always met at the same place in each district, and its records were kept at that one location. The District Courts were abolished in 1809 and were replaced by the Superior Courts of Law.

The District Court at previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit included the following localities: Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, and previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit counties  next hit.

Scope and Content

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) District Court Papers, 1789-1809, consist of civil suits and commonwealth causes that were heard in the District Court of previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt. Documents commonly found in civil suits include declarations or narratios that explain the plaintiff's complaint, executions, affidavits, and depositions. Suits may include exhibits such as wills, plats, deeds, indentures, estate inventories, and business records. Names of slaves are commonly found in the District Court papers. Additional types of suits heard by the District Court include land ejectment suits and petitions for freedom made by slaves.

The collection includes a Buckingham previous hit County  next hit Tithable List, 1764, surnames A-G, that was used as a wrapper for a district court suit that originated in Buckingham previous hit County  next hit

Related Material

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

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court

    • Subjects:

  • African Americans -- History
  • Civil procedure -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Crime -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Debt -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Estates (Law) -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Right of property -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Slaveholders -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Slaves -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit

    • Geographical Names:

  • Buckingham previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History
  • Charlotte previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History
  • Cumberland previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History
  • Halifax previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History
  • previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Affidavits -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Business records -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Decisions -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Deeds -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Depositions -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Judicial records -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Petitions -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Plats -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit
  • Wills -- Virginia -- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit

    • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit Edward  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) District Court

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Buckingham County (Va.) -- History
  • Business records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County
  • Charlotte County (Va.) -- History
  • Cumberland County (Va.) -- History
  • Halifax County (Va.) -- History
  • Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History
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