Lynchburg (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1857

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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Lynchburg (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1857. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lynchburg (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1857. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Lynchburg (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1857. The collection contains various documents removed from Lynchburg Court records, as follows: a letter pertaining to the court case Tabb vs. Featherstone, 1829; a letter from the chancery cause Nathan Hutchison vs. C. Pigg and others, 1830; two letters, a deposition, an envelope, and a reference to the marriage record for William Price and Mary Simpson (1808), from the court case Adams vs. Penn, 1808-1838; a letter and receipts from a chancery cause involving Jones, Davis, Webb, and the firm Brooke and Hamilton, 1839; two depositions and an affidavit from the chancery cause King vs. Kent, 1842; an execution from the chancery cause Garland vs. Henry, 1846; and a letter from the court case Gills vs. Gills, 1857.

Biographical / historical:

Lynchburg, in Campbell County, was named for John Lynch, the owner of the original town site. It was established in 1786, was incorporated as a town in 1805, and became a city in 1852. Parts of Campbell and Bedford Counties were annexed to the city in 1976.

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:
30 p.