Richmond (Va.) Chancery Cause, Attorney General vs. Bradley, etc. 1828-1829

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

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

Background

Scope and content:

Richmond (Va.) Chancery Cause, Attorney General vs. Bradley, etc., 1828-1829. The collection consists of affidavits and genealogies of the Bradley family of Lansdale, York County, England. The records pertain to claims by the Bradley family of England on the estate of Thomas H. Bradley, who died in Richmond in 1826. A note indicates the records were found in the office of a Mr. Leigh in 1850 and taken to the chancery office, where it was learned "that the suit of the Attorney General vs. Bradley, etc., had been long since decided."

Biographical / historical:

Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law." A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case.

Richmond, located between Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, was named by William Byrd II, who envisioned the development of a city at the falls of the James River and with the help of William Mayo laid out the town in 1737. It was incorporated as a town in 1782 and as a city in 1842.

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:
1 microfilm reel (31 images)