Rockbridge County (Va.) Judgments, 1778-1934

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

Background

Scope and content:

Rockbridge County (Va.) Judgments, 1778-1934, consist of judgments, commonwealth causes, and petitions. Judgments are civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt. Commonwealth causes are criminal court cases and consist primarily of warrants, summons, indictments, and verdicts handed down by grand juries and other legal authorities in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. Petitions are formal written applications to a court requesting judicial action on a certain matter.

Biographical / historical:

Rockbridge County was named for Natural Bridge, an exceptional rock formation located in the county. The county was formed from Augusta and Botetourt counties in 1778, and another part of Botetourt was added later.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Rockbridge County.
Arrangement:

Judgments are organized chronologically by ended date, year then month. Commonwealth causes and petitions are filed following the judgments for each year.

Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
141 cu. ft. (143 boxes)