Lunenburg County (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated. Local Government Records Collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

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

Lunenburg County (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated. Local Government Records Collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Judgments, 1745-1924 and undated, 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:

Judgments could include civil suits, chancery causes, criminal papers, free negro certificates, road petitions, land processioner's reports, coroner's inquest, grand jury list, officials' bonds, tax records, and administrators' bonds. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "a court's final determination of the rights and obligations of the parties in a case.

Lunenburg County was formed in 1745 from Brunswick County. Part of Charlotte County was added in 1777.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfer of court papers from Lunenburg County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
185 cu. ft. (410 boxes)