A Guide to the Staunton (Va.) Hustings Court Records, 1802-1922
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1090209-1090210, 1090213-1090215, 1090217, 1090224-1090226
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Preferred Citation
Staunton (Va.) Hustings Court Records, 1802-1922, Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from the city of Staunton.
Historical Information
The City of Staunton, in Augusta County, was named, according to tradition, for Rebecca Staunton, wife of Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Staunton was laid out in 1748 at the site of the Augusta County courthouse and was established as a town in 1761. It was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1871.
Scope and Content
Staunton (Va.) Hustings Court Records, 1802-1922, consists of a Rule Docket, Execution Books and Indexes, Judgment Lien Dockets, and a Register of Felons.
Related Material
Additional Staunton Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Index Terms
- Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records -- Virginia -- Staunton.
- Staunton (Va.) -- History.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Staunton.