Lee County (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960

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. The collection is unprocessed but open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Lee County (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960. Local Government Records Collection, Lee County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

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

Lee County (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960. Local Government Records Collection, Lee County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Lee County (Va.) Judgments, 1860-1960, contains civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of the cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Biographical / historical:

Lee County was named Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, governor of Virginia from 1791 to 1794. It was formed from Russell County in 1792. Part of Scott County was added in 1823. Its area is 438 square miles, and the county seat is Jonesville.

A significant number of loose records prior to 1860 including chancery and judgments are missing. They were probably destroyed when Union forces burned the courthouse in October 1863 during the Civil War. Most volumes including deed books, will books, and order books exist because a local judge removed them from the courthouse for safekeeping before the fire occurred.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lee County under accession number 44298.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
9.9 cu. ft. (22 boxes)