Augusta County (Va.) Court Records, 1822-1850

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:
Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Augusta County Court Records, (Va.), 1822-1850. The collection contains six documents removed from Augusta County court records: a deposition and an affidavit from the chancery cause, Davis vs. Lewis, 1822; a deposition from the chancery cause, Crank vs. Garland, 1835; a wrapper with docket information from the court case, Bullock vs. McCauley, 1843; and a letter with the surnames Buckner, Hausbarger, and Parouz, 1846.

Biographical / historical:

Augusta County was named in honor of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, wife of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and mother of George III. It was formed from Orange County in 1738, but, because the region was sparsely inhabited, county government was not actually established there until 1745.

The records were replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
12 p.