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Represented records consist of bound volumes such as an account ledger, account books, a bank book, a stock ledger and collection book, ledgers, minute books, registers, a sales book, a stock certificate book, letter books, a payroll book, a cashbook, daybooks and sales ledgers. \u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi05389#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vi_vi05389","ead_ssi":"vi_vi05389","_root_":"vi_vi05389","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi05389","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi05389.xml","title_ssm":["Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933"],"title_tesim":["Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933"],"text":["Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933","Many of these business volumes are extremely fragile--most are in poor condition due to extensive water damage and mold. Please handle these volumes with great care.","This collection is arranged\nSeries I: Benford and Wilson Account Ledger B, 1866-1867\n \nSeries II: McKnight and Galbraith Account Book, 1836-1846\n \nSeries III: Waskey Mills Account Book, 1840-1847\n\nSeries IV: Williams and Woodville Account Books, 1849, 1852-1853, 1861-1870\n\nSeries V: Beckley and Brother Account Book, 1867-1892\n\nSeries VI: Clinton Savings Bank Book, 1853-1860\n\nSeries VII: Farmers Bank Stock Ledger and Collection Record, 1856-1919\n\nSeries VIII: Lybrook, Beckley, and Company Account Book, 1866-1895\n\nSeries IX: John McDowell Ledger No. 3, 1873-1875\n\nSeries X: Joseph Ogilby and Company Account Book, 1860\n\nSeries XI: Salem and New Castle Turnpike Company Minute Book, 1839-1840\n\nSeries XII: Shenandoah Hotel Room Register, 1932-1933\n\nSeries XIII: Smith and Briggs Brass Works Records, 1891-1897\n\nSeries XIV: Unidentified Business Account Book, 1803-1806\n\nSeries XV: Unidentified Business Account Book, 1840-1842\n\nSeries XVI: Unidentified Business Account Book, 1852-1858\n\nSeries XVII: Unidentified Business Cashbook, 1843-1851\n\nSeries XVIII: Unidentified Clothing Store Daybook, 1856-1857\n\nSeries XIX: Unidentified Delivery Business Ledger, 1853-1854\n\nSeries XX: Unidentified General Store Account Book, 1883-1888\n\nSeries XXI: Unidentified General Store Daybook, 1858-1861\n\nSeries XXII: Unidentified General Store Daybook, 1875-1876\n\nSeries XXIII: Unidentified General Store Daybook, 1884-1887\n\nSeries XXIV: Unidentified General Store Sales Ledger, 1872-1873\n\nSeries XXV: Unidentified General Store Sales Ledger, 1873-1874\n\nSeries XXVI: Unidentified Merchant Daybook, 1870\n\nSeries XXVII: Unidentified Merchant Daybook, 1882-1883\n\nSeries XXVIII: Unidentified Mill Account Book, 1850-1852\n\nSeries XXIX: Unidentified Physician Account Book, 1843-1850\n\nSeries XXX: Unidentified Physician Ledger, 1842-1852\n\nSeries XXXI: Western Hotel Ledger, 1856-1857\n\nSeries XXXII: White and Robinson Ledger, 1851-1852\n\nSeries XXXIII: Dr. Charles Williams Account Book, 1854-1865\n\nSeries XXXIV: Zimmerman and Thrasher Account Book, 1858-1859","Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History: Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and a part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785. The county court first met on 13 February 1770. The county seat is Fincastle. Area: 542.7 square miles. Population: 30,496 (2000), 31,800 (2005 estimate).","Lost Records Locality:  Created by an act of 1769 to take effect on February 13, 1770. Many of the loose records including pre-1830 chancery and pre-1854 judgments suffered tremendous water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on December 15, 1970. Because of the near loss of records, the General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975 for the purpose of preserving local records. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.","Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","Encoded by C. 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Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.","All Smith and Briggs Brass Works volumes were used as evidence in a chancery cause heard in Botetourt County Circuit Court, 1899, Central Land Company of Buchanan versus Smith and Briggs Brass Works and others. Barcodes 1145036-1145038 correspond to this chancery cause found at the Library of Virginia in the Local government records collection.","Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933, are comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Botetourt County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as an account ledger, account books, a bank book, a stock ledger and collection book, ledgers, minute books, registers, a sales book, a stock certificate book, letter books, a payroll book, a cashbook, daybooks and sales ledgers.","There are no restrictions.","State Records Center/Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933"],"collection_ssim":["Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Botetourt County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"creator_ssim":["Botetourt County (Va.) 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Please handle these volumes with great care.","This collection is arranged\nSeries I: Benford and Wilson Account Ledger B, 1866-1867\n \nSeries II: McKnight and Galbraith Account Book, 1836-1846\n \nSeries III: Waskey Mills Account Book, 1840-1847\n\nSeries IV: Williams and Woodville Account Books, 1849, 1852-1853, 1861-1870\n\nSeries V: Beckley and Brother Account Book, 1867-1892\n\nSeries VI: Clinton Savings Bank Book, 1853-1860\n\nSeries VII: Farmers Bank Stock Ledger and Collection Record, 1856-1919\n\nSeries VIII: Lybrook, Beckley, and Company Account Book, 1866-1895\n\nSeries IX: John McDowell Ledger No. 3, 1873-1875\n\nSeries X: Joseph Ogilby and Company Account Book, 1860\n\nSeries XI: Salem and New Castle Turnpike Company Minute Book, 1839-1840\n\nSeries XII: Shenandoah Hotel Room Register, 1932-1933\n\nSeries XIII: Smith and Briggs Brass Works Records, 1891-1897\n\nSeries XIV: Unidentified Business Account Book, 1803-1806\n\nSeries XV: Unidentified Business Account Book, 1840-1842\n\nSeries XVI: Unidentified Business Account Book, 1852-1858\n\nSeries XVII: Unidentified Business Cashbook, 1843-1851\n\nSeries XVIII: Unidentified Clothing Store Daybook, 1856-1857\n\nSeries XIX: Unidentified Delivery Business Ledger, 1853-1854\n\nSeries XX: Unidentified General Store Account Book, 1883-1888\n\nSeries XXI: Unidentified General Store Daybook, 1858-1861\n\nSeries XXII: Unidentified General Store Daybook, 1875-1876\n\nSeries XXIII: Unidentified General Store Daybook, 1884-1887\n\nSeries XXIV: Unidentified General Store Sales Ledger, 1872-1873\n\nSeries XXV: Unidentified General Store Sales Ledger, 1873-1874\n\nSeries XXVI: Unidentified Merchant Daybook, 1870\n\nSeries XXVII: Unidentified Merchant Daybook, 1882-1883\n\nSeries XXVIII: Unidentified Mill Account Book, 1850-1852\n\nSeries XXIX: Unidentified Physician Account Book, 1843-1850\n\nSeries XXX: Unidentified Physician Ledger, 1842-1852\n\nSeries XXXI: Western Hotel Ledger, 1856-1857\n\nSeries XXXII: White and Robinson Ledger, 1851-1852\n\nSeries XXXIII: Dr. Charles Williams Account Book, 1854-1865\n\nSeries XXXIV: Zimmerman and Thrasher Account Book, 1858-1859","Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History: Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and a part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785. The county court first met on 13 February 1770. The county seat is Fincastle. Area: 542.7 square miles. Population: 30,496 (2000), 31,800 (2005 estimate).","Lost Records Locality:  Created by an act of 1769 to take effect on February 13, 1770. Many of the loose records including pre-1830 chancery and pre-1854 judgments suffered tremendous water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on December 15, 1970. Because of the near loss of records, the General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975 for the purpose of preserving local records. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.","Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","Encoded by C. 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Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.","All Smith and Briggs Brass Works volumes were used as evidence in a chancery cause heard in Botetourt County Circuit Court, 1899, Central Land Company of Buchanan versus Smith and Briggs Brass Works and others. Barcodes 1145036-1145038 correspond to this chancery cause found at the Library of Virginia in the Local government records collection.","Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933, are comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Botetourt County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as an account ledger, account books, a bank book, a stock ledger and collection book, ledgers, minute books, registers, a sales book, a stock certificate book, letter books, a payroll book, a cashbook, daybooks and sales ledgers.","There are no restrictions.","State Records Center/Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933"],"collection_ssim":["Botetourt County (Va.) Business Records, 1803-1933"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Botetourt County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"creator_ssim":["Botetourt County (Va.) 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These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History:\u003c/emph\u003e Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and a part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785. The county court first met on 13 February 1770. The county seat is Fincastle. Area: 542.7 square miles. 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Coroners' Inquisitions, 1785-1854, are digitized and available through the Library of Virginia Digital Discovery  as the Coroners' Inquisitions Digital Collection","to original Botetourt County records is not granted without an appointment and without prior discussion with an archivist. Same day access to records is not possible. Advance notice of at least one week is required so that an archivist will have time to inspect the requested records. An archivist may determine that some materials cannot be served due to their physical state. The records were heavily water damaged and as a result are extremely fragile and can be severely moldy. Persons with mold or dust sensitivity may want to avoid research in these records. Patrons must consult with Archives Research Services prior to a visit to the Library of Virginia to view any original Botetourt County records.","This collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I: Coroners Inquisitions, 1785-1854, chronological by date coroner filed inquisition in the local court.","Context for Record Type: \nA carry over from the British system, the separate office of coroner appeared in Virginia about 1660. The judicial duty of the office was to hold inquisitions in cases when persons met a sudden, violent, unnatural or suspicious death, or death without medical attendance. The law did not encourage the Coroner to be a medical professional until the 20th century, and only stipulated that the local court be responsible for the appointment. Although not reliant on profession, this system of affluent white men making the decisions largely ensured that only other white men served in this position for much of its history","Prior to the Civil War, the coroner would summon a jury of twelve white men, usually prominent citizens of that locality, to assist him in determining cause of death. The jury viewed the body of the deceased and heard the testimony of witnesses which did include both white and Black perspectives. This witness testimony was recorded and after seeing and hearing the evidence, and unlike other judicial proceedings, enslaved people could provide depositions in coroner's inquisitions, but still, an all-white jury delivered in writing to the coroner their conclusion concerning cause of death referred to as the inquisition. These causes of death would be determined by a white perspective and Black individuals were only consulted; they were never in a position to make decisions. After the Civil War, the process remained the same but the racial distinctions stipulating jury eligibility no longer remained. However, as appointments still continued and juror eligibility reserved for those \"entitled to vote and hold office,\" the authority and influence in the hands of white citizens remained throughout the late 19th and early 20th century.","In 1877, an act of the General Assembly changed the number of jurors to six, and by 1926, only the coroner determined cause of death but they could require physicians to assist them with determining cause of death. Then in 1946, the General Assembly abolished the Coroner's office/ office of Coroner's Physician altogether, appointed instead a Chief Medical Examiner, and by 1950 transitioned to a statewide Office of the Chief Medical Examiner which now lives within the Department of Health.","If a criminal act was determined to be the cause of death, the coroner delivered the guilty person to the sheriff and the inquests would be used as evidence in the criminal trial. In this case, coroner's inquisitions were filed with the trial papers. If there was not a trial, coroner's inquisitions were filed separately and are more likely to appear in this collection as a standalone set of documents.","Locality History: Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785.","Lost Locality Note: Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. On 1970 December 15, a fire gutted the Botetourt County courthouse in Fincastle, Virginia. The court records were not burned but were heavily water damaged. Many of the court papers are extremely fragile today as a result of this water damage and some are not useable. Because of the near-loss of the Botetourt County records, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975. The act mandated that deeds, wills, and other vital records be inventoried and microfilmed and copies of the film stored permanently in the Library of Virginia in Richmond for safekeeping. Counties could also choose to send court records to the Library of Virginia for storage and safekeeping as needed.","Botetourt County Coroners' Inquisitions were processed and indexed as two separate units. The bulk of the records were processed in 2011 for the purpose of inclusion in Virginia Untold. Therefore, at the time of processing, pre-1865 records related to enslaved and free Black and Multiracial individuals were isolated and indexed or the purposes of digitizing them for the digital project Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative. In July 2024, the remaining pre-1865 and post-1865 inquests were indexed by M. Long.","Encoded by S. Nerney, October 2011; updated by M. Long, August 2024.","Records related to enslaved and free Black and Multiracial individuals of Botetourt County and other localities are available through Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative  on the Library of Virginia website.","Additional Botetourt County court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. 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Advance notice of at least one week is required so that an archivist will have time to inspect the requested records. An archivist may determine that some materials cannot be served due to their physical state. The records were heavily water damaged and as a result are extremely fragile and can be severely moldy. Persons with mold or dust sensitivity may want to avoid research in these records. 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This witness testimony was recorded and after seeing and hearing the evidence, and unlike other judicial proceedings, enslaved people could provide depositions in coroner's inquisitions, but still, an all-white jury delivered in writing to the coroner their conclusion concerning cause of death referred to as the inquisition. These causes of death would be determined by a white perspective and Black individuals were only consulted; they were never in a position to make decisions. After the Civil War, the process remained the same but the racial distinctions stipulating jury eligibility no longer remained. 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Because of the near-loss of the Botetourt County records, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975. The act mandated that deeds, wills, and other vital records be inventoried and microfilmed and copies of the film stored permanently in the Library of Virginia in Richmond for safekeeping. Counties could also choose to send court records to the Library of Virginia for storage and safekeeping as needed.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Context for Record Type: \nA carry over from the British system, the separate office of coroner appeared in Virginia about 1660. The judicial duty of the office was to hold inquisitions in cases when persons met a sudden, violent, unnatural or suspicious death, or death without medical attendance. The law did not encourage the Coroner to be a medical professional until the 20th century, and only stipulated that the local court be responsible for the appointment. Although not reliant on profession, this system of affluent white men making the decisions largely ensured that only other white men served in this position for much of its history","Prior to the Civil War, the coroner would summon a jury of twelve white men, usually prominent citizens of that locality, to assist him in determining cause of death. The jury viewed the body of the deceased and heard the testimony of witnesses which did include both white and Black perspectives. This witness testimony was recorded and after seeing and hearing the evidence, and unlike other judicial proceedings, enslaved people could provide depositions in coroner's inquisitions, but still, an all-white jury delivered in writing to the coroner their conclusion concerning cause of death referred to as the inquisition. These causes of death would be determined by a white perspective and Black individuals were only consulted; they were never in a position to make decisions. After the Civil War, the process remained the same but the racial distinctions stipulating jury eligibility no longer remained. However, as appointments still continued and juror eligibility reserved for those \"entitled to vote and hold office,\" the authority and influence in the hands of white citizens remained throughout the late 19th and early 20th century.","In 1877, an act of the General Assembly changed the number of jurors to six, and by 1926, only the coroner determined cause of death but they could require physicians to assist them with determining cause of death. Then in 1946, the General Assembly abolished the Coroner's office/ office of Coroner's Physician altogether, appointed instead a Chief Medical Examiner, and by 1950 transitioned to a statewide Office of the Chief Medical Examiner which now lives within the Department of Health.","If a criminal act was determined to be the cause of death, the coroner delivered the guilty person to the sheriff and the inquests would be used as evidence in the criminal trial. In this case, coroner's inquisitions were filed with the trial papers. If there was not a trial, coroner's inquisitions were filed separately and are more likely to appear in this collection as a standalone set of documents.","Locality History: Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785.","Lost Locality Note: Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. On 1970 December 15, a fire gutted the Botetourt County courthouse in Fincastle, Virginia. The court records were not burned but were heavily water damaged. Many of the court papers are extremely fragile today as a result of this water damage and some are not useable. Because of the near-loss of the Botetourt County records, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975. The act mandated that deeds, wills, and other vital records be inventoried and microfilmed and copies of the film stored permanently in the Library of Virginia in Richmond for safekeeping. Counties could also choose to send court records to the Library of Virginia for storage and safekeeping as needed."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBotetourt County (Va.) Coroners' Inquisitions, 1785-1854. 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Information found in the inquisition include the name of the coroner, the names of the jurors, the name and age of the deceased if known, gender and race of the deceased, and when, how, and by what means the deceased came to his or her death. If the coroner knew the deceased person to be Black or Multiracial, the inquest should identify the person individual's legal status (free or enslaved). If the coroner knew the deceased person to be enslaved, the inquest often includes their name, their enslaver and the enslaver's residence. Information found in the depositions include the name of the deponent(s) and their account of the circumstances that led to the death of the deceased.","Records from Botetourt County contain several inquests relating to enslaved Black and Multiracial individuals, particularly as the result of physical assaults and abuses by an enslaver."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no use restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no use restrictions."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003e\n\u003c/abstract\u003e\n"],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Location\"\u003eLibrary of Virginia\n\u003c/physloc\u003e\n"],"physloc_tesim":["Library of Virginia"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":2,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T22:25:16.129Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi02761"}},{"id":"vi_vi02781","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Botetourt County (Va.) 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Same day access to records is not possible. Advance notice of at least one week is required so that an archivist will have time to inspect the requested records. An archivist may determine that some materials cannot be served due to their physical state. The records were heavily water damaged and as a result are extremely fragile and can be severely moldy. Persons with mold or dust sensitivity may want to avoid research in these records. Patrons must consult with Archives Research Services prior to a visit to the Library of Virginia to view any original Botetourt County records.","Arranged by records series.","Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785.","On 1970 December 15, a fire gutted the Botetourt County courthouse in Fincastle, Virginia. The court records were not burned but were heavily water damaged. Many of the court papers are extremely fragile today as a result of this water damage and some are not useable. Because of the near-loss of the Botetourt County records, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975. The act mandated that deeds, wills, and other vital records be inventoried and microfilmed and copies of the film stored permanently in the Library of Virginia in Richmond for safekeeping. Counties could also choose to send court records to the Library of Virginia for storage and safekeeping as needed.","Additional Botetourt County records including order books, deed books, will books, marriage records, and other records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records On Microfilm found on the Library of Virginia web site.","Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Botetourt County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site","Botetourt County (Va.) Court Records, 1720-1970, consist of Board of Supervisors records, bonds/commissions/oaths, business records, census records, Commissioner of the Revenue records, county court records, circuit court records, circuit superior court of law and chancery records, superior court of law records, election records, fiduciary records, justice of the peace records, land records, marriage records and vital statistics, military and pension records, organization records, road and bridge records, school records, tax and fiscal records, township records, treasurer's records, and wills. Please consult Archives Research Services for details.","These materials can be extremely fragile and moldy due to extensive water damage. 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They also had to include an account of all members of the applicant's family, including their health and ability to contribute to household income. In 1832, the third act extended pension benefits to include soldiers who had served in the state troops or militia. Congress also passed a related act in 1836 granting pensions to the widows and orphans of Revolutionary War veterans.","Locality History:   Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785.","Lost Locality Note:  Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. On 1970 December 15, a fire gutted the Botetourt County courthouse in Fincastle, Virginia. The court records were not burned but were heavily water damaged. Many of the court papers are extremely fragile today as a result of this water damage and some are not useable. 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Information found in the declarations include date and location applicants entered into service, names of military companies they served in, names of military commanders they served under, names of fellow soldiers they served with, length of service, their age, and their place of birth. The predominant portion of the declarations are narratives of their tours of duty during the Revolutionary War with emphasis on battles they fought. The declarations also include affidavits from witnesses who could verify information provided by applicants.","Applicants in this series reported to have served in various Virginia military units, including the 6th Virginia Regiment; 8th Virginia Regiment; 10th Virginia Regiment; Virginia State Line, Company of Artillery; Frederick County militia; Albemarle Barracks Guards; Cherokee expedition; Detachment of Light Infantry; Frontier guards; Working Corps; Winchester Barracks Guards; Wythe County Lead Mines Guards; and the Virginia State Line generally.","Applicants also reported serving in many units outside of Virginia, including the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment; Corps of Artificers; First Rifle Regiment; Continental Establishment, 5th Brigade of Waggons; Frederick Town Barracks Guards; and the Pennsylvania State Line, Continental Establishment, and Army of the Revolution generally.","Applicants also gave accounts of being present during several military engagements, including the Battle of Alamance, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Dorchester, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Battle of Hanging Rock, Battle of Jamestown, Battle of Long Island, Battle of Lytchmoth Point, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Paoli, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Reedy Fork of New River, Battle of Stony Point, Battle of Trenton, Battle of White Plains, and Siege of Yorktown.","Significant materials in this collection include the pension declaration of a free Black soldiers, John Roe.  Notable records also include the 1832 declaration of James Trenor, an Irish immigrant who joined the army in 1776. He initially served in the \"Cherokee expedition.\" Temporarily worked as a teacher after being discharged before rejoining the army as a substitute. After returning to the army, he was appointed as a sergeant and eventually as the assistant commissary of issues for a detachment of Light Dragoons. 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Patrons must consult with Archives Research Services prior to a visit to the Library of Virginia to view any original Botetourt County records.","This collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I: Declarations for Revolutionary War Pensions, 1820-1833; undated, arranged chronologically. Housed in a box with other Botetourt County court records.","Context for Record Type: In 1818, Congress passed the first of three major Revolutionary War pension acts. The act granted lifetime pensions to all men who had served as regular army soldiers in the Continental Line and who could demonstrate financial need. Prior to the passage of this act, pensions had been restricted to former soldiers who were no longer able to support themselves due to injuries sustained while in service. The second act, passed by Congress in 1820, required applicants to provide more concrete evidence of this financial need in the form of a certified inventory of his property and income. They also had to include an account of all members of the applicant's family, including their health and ability to contribute to household income. In 1832, the third act extended pension benefits to include soldiers who had served in the state troops or militia. Congress also passed a related act in 1836 granting pensions to the widows and orphans of Revolutionary War veterans.","Locality History:   Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785.","Lost Locality Note:  Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. On 1970 December 15, a fire gutted the Botetourt County courthouse in Fincastle, Virginia. The court records were not burned but were heavily water damaged. Many of the court papers are extremely fragile today as a result of this water damage and some are not useable. Because of the near-loss of the Botetourt County records, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975. The act mandated that deeds, wills, and other vital records be inventoried and microfilmed and copies of the film stored permanently in the Library of Virginia in Richmond for safekeeping. Counties could also choose to send court records to the Library of Virginia for storage and safekeeping as needed.","Declarations for Revolutionary War Pensions, 1820-1833; undated, were removed from the Botetourt County court papers by Library of Virginia staff and processed by M. Long.","Encoded by M. Long: February 2026.","Additional Botetourt County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult  \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. 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The declarations also include affidavits from witnesses who could verify information provided by applicants.","Applicants in this series reported to have served in various Virginia military units, including the 6th Virginia Regiment; 8th Virginia Regiment; 10th Virginia Regiment; Virginia State Line, Company of Artillery; Frederick County militia; Albemarle Barracks Guards; Cherokee expedition; Detachment of Light Infantry; Frontier guards; Working Corps; Winchester Barracks Guards; Wythe County Lead Mines Guards; and the Virginia State Line generally.","Applicants also reported serving in many units outside of Virginia, including the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment; Corps of Artificers; First Rifle Regiment; Continental Establishment, 5th Brigade of Waggons; Frederick Town Barracks Guards; and the Pennsylvania State Line, Continental Establishment, and Army of the Revolution generally.","Applicants also gave accounts of being present during several military engagements, including the Battle of Alamance, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Dorchester, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Battle of Hanging Rock, Battle of Jamestown, Battle of Long Island, Battle of Lytchmoth Point, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Paoli, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Reedy Fork of New River, Battle of Stony Point, Battle of Trenton, Battle of White Plains, and Siege of Yorktown.","Significant materials in this collection include the pension declaration of a free Black soldiers, John Roe.  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The records were heavily water damaged and as a result are extremely fragile and can be severely moldy. Persons with mold or dust sensitivity may want to avoid research in these records. Patrons must consult with Archives Research Services prior to a visit to the Library of Virginia to view any original Botetourt County records."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged into the following series:\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries I: Declarations for Revolutionary War Pensions, 1820-1833; undated,\u003c/emph\u003e arranged chronologically. Housed in a box with other Botetourt County court records.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\n"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I: Declarations for Revolutionary War Pensions, 1820-1833; undated, arranged chronologically. 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Because of the near-loss of the Botetourt County records, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975. The act mandated that deeds, wills, and other vital records be inventoried and microfilmed and copies of the film stored permanently in the Library of Virginia in Richmond for safekeeping. Counties could also choose to send court records to the Library of Virginia for storage and safekeeping as needed.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Context for Record Type: In 1818, Congress passed the first of three major Revolutionary War pension acts. The act granted lifetime pensions to all men who had served as regular army soldiers in the Continental Line and who could demonstrate financial need. Prior to the passage of this act, pensions had been restricted to former soldiers who were no longer able to support themselves due to injuries sustained while in service. 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