Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgments, 1739-1914

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:

Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgments, 1739-1914, 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:

Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. Part of King George County was added in 1777.

Acquisition information:

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Westmoreland County (Va.).

Arrangement:

Arrangement by year, month, and alphabetically by plaintiff surname.

Physical location:

State Records Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia

Physical description:

89 cu. ft. (196 boxes)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

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