Frederick County (Va.) Court Record, 1854

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

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Summary

Creator:

Frederick County (Va.) Circuit Court

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Frederick County (Va.) Court Record, 1854. The collection contains an envelope addressed to George Bowman, Strasburg, Virginia. The envelope was removed from an unknown series of Frederick County court records.

Biographical / historical:

Frederick County was named in honor of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and eldest son of George II. It was formed from Orange County in 1738, but, because the region was sparsely settled, county government was not organized until 1743. Part of Augusta County was added later.

This record was 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:

This item came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Physical location:

Library of Virginia

Physical description:

1 p.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Replevin--Virginia.
Envelopes--Virginia--Frederick County.
Judicial records--Virginia--Frederick County.
Local government records--Virginia--Frederick County.