Cumberland County (Va.) Judgments, 1749-1902

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Summary

Creator:

Cumberland County ( Va.) Circuit Court

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Cumberland County (Va.) Judgments, 1749-1902, contain civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Biographical / historical:

Cumberland County was formed in 1749 from Goochland County.

Acquisition information:

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Cumberland County.

Arrangement:

Chronological (Cases filed within each box by month and year they were resolved.)

Physical location:

Library of Virginia

Physical description:

80.1 cu. ft. (185 boxes)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Civil procedure--Virginia--Cumberland County.
Debt--Virginia--Cumberland County.
Public Records--Virginia--Cumberland County.
Decisions--Virginia--Cumberland County.
Judicial records--Virginia--Cumberland County.
Local government records--Virginia--Cumberland County.