Patrick County (Va.) Court Records, 1834-1854

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:

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Court Records, 1834-1854. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Court Records, 1834-1854. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Court Records, 1834-1854. The collection contains various documents removed from Pittsylvania County court records, as follows: an answer from the chancery cause Administrator of Josiah Morton vs. James Smith, etc., 1834; the deposition of John Barnes from the Superior Court of Law and Chancery cause Adams Sutherlin vs. Thomas Sutherlin, etc., 1834; a copy, 1832, of the Guardian Accounts of Stephen Terry, Guardian of the Heirs of William Terry, 1825-1829; a bill from the chancery cause Deny Wills vs. Enoch Gerry and wife, etc., 1836; a letter from Notley P. Adams to Captain John E. Brown, used as an exhibit in the chancery cause Notley Adams vs. Administrators of John E. Brown, 1837; a deed from Rawlins and Coleman to Luke Palmer, 1842; an affidavit from the case Lipscomb vs. Barker, 1845; the deposition of Thomas F. Poindexter from the case Theophilus Collins vs. John H. Carter, 1846; a letter from S.E. White to William Rison, 1846 Aug. 30 pertaining to the settlement of the state of White's father; affidavits of Sally Keesee from the case, Sally Keesee and William Anderson vs. George P. Keesee, 1846; a deposition wrapper from the case Administrator of Tarpley vs. Executor of Price, 1848; a letter from C.B. Taliaferro, Bank of Virginia in Danville, to William H. Tunstall, concerning the accounts of A.C. Shelton, 1850 Nov. 4; a bill from the chancery cause James B. Harris vs. William Smith, Trustee, 1850; and a bill from the chancery cause Benjamin Watkins vs. William R. McCoy, etc., 1854.

Biographical / historical:

Pittsylvania County was named in honor of William Pitt, first earl of Chatham, a great English statesman. It was formed from Halifax County in 1766.

These records 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:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
26 p. and 1 leaf