Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment Suit, 1826-1833

Access and use

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
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment Suit, 1826-1833, Local government records collection, Albemarle County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment Suit, 1826-1833, Local government records collection, Albemarle County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment Suit, 1836-1833. Consists of six pages of accounts used as evidence in an unidentified court case. Two accounts between Isabella Squair and Benjamin M. Perkins. One account between James Hamner and W. L. Staples.

Biographical / historical:

Albemarle County was formed in 1744 from Goochland County. Parts of Louisa County were added in 1761 and 1838.

All order books except the first and many loose papers between 1748 and 1781 were destroyed by British general Banastre Tarleton's raid on Charlottesville in 1781 during the Revolutionary War.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 37049.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
6 p.