Buckingham County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1805-1839

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:

Buckingham County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1805-1869, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Summary

Creator:
Robert Alonzo Brock
Abstract:
This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Buckingham County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1805-1869, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Court Records, 1805-1869, of Buckingham County Circuit Court overseers the poor records and fiscal records.

Overseers of the poor records, 1805-1821, consist of proceedings and receipts of the overseers the poor. The proceedings record the date of meeting, members present, names of individuals to whom payments were made and the amount of payment, and appointment of officers. The receipts record payments made by the overseers of the poor to individuals. Information found include date of payment, name of individual, reason for payment, and amount paid.

Fiscal records, 1805-1869, consist of lists of insolvent lands, county levy lists, and delinquent land tax lists. The lists record date, the names of individuals, and amount owed or received. Some of the insolvent land lists also record residence, quantity of land, geographic description, distance and bearing from court house, and amount of land tax. The fiscal records also include fees paid to the clerk, county claims paid to individuals for various services rendered to the county such as slave patrols and jail repairs, and receipts of payments made to the sheriff and deputy sheriff for services rendered on behalf of the court such as delivering executions.

Biographical / historical:

Buckingham County was formed from Albemarle County in 1761.

The overseers of the poor was a county agency charged with providing aid to the indigent after the Anglican Church lost this responsibility with the enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1785.

Records were destroyed by fire in 1869.

Acquisition information:
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 microfilm reels