Scott County Court Records, 1815-1870

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
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Preferred citation:

Scott County Court Records, 1815-1870, Local government records collection, Scott County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Scott County Court Records, 1815-1870, Local government records collection, Scott County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Scott County (Va.) Court Records, 1815-1870. The collection contains various court records, as follows: Overseers of the Poor indentures for James Coles, 1819, Joseph Brown, 1820, and James Parker, 1822; Bonds, Commissions, and Oaths of various county officials, 1815-1858; scattered records from judgments and commonwealth causes, 1847-1868; an inventory of land owned by Jerry Bryan, 1815; a U.S. Army paymaster receipt for money paid to William P. Agnar, 1870; and a letter of introduction for Charles W. Kilgore to Richmond merchants, 1852.

The court records include a deposition from the case, Shelton vs. Page, 1866; a letter in regard to the possible judgment of Shoemaker or Bison vs. Mann, 1853; the judgment Spurrier vs. Hanly, 1866 Mar., and an indictment from the criminal case, Commonwealth vs. Nickels, 1861.

Biographical / historical:

Scott County was named for Winfield Scott, a native of Virginia, in recognition of his victories during the War of 1812. It was formed from Lee, Russell, and Washington Counties in 1814.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 43113.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
3 leaves and 10 p.