Chesterfield County (Va.) Court Records, 1814-1848

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

Background

Scope and content:

Chesterfield County (Va.) Court Records, 1814-1848. The collection contains various documents removed from Chesterfield County court records, as follows: a letter from James Taylor, of Washington County, to Zachariah Brooks, of Manchester, Virginia, 1814; a letter, 1837, with the surnames Wilkinson, Flournoy, and Epps; an answer from the chancery cause Batte vs. Buchanan, 1838; comissioners reports from the chancery causes Binns vs. Gibbs and Gibbs vs. Binns, 1841 and 1844; a subpoena from the chancery cause Dunston vs. Anderson, 1843; the will of Alexander Snelling, 1848; a memo from the chancery cause Alvis vs. Goff, 1848; and several envelopes from unknown series.

Biographical / historical:

Chesterfield County was named for Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth earl of Chesterfield, British statesman and diplomat, and was formed from Henrico County in 1749.

These 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:
40 p. and 2 leaves