Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1867-1908

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:

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Preferred citation:

Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1867-1908. Local government records collection, Lancaster County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219

Summary

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

Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1867-1908. Local government records collection, Lancaster County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219

Background

Scope and content:

Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1867-1908, include bonds, commissions, and oaths; commonwealth causes; judgments; oyster plats; and tax and fiscal information. All items in the collection relate to the oyster industry.

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1879, contains items relating to the nomination of an oyster inspector.

Commonwealth Causes, 1891 and 1893, contains cases of oyster theft, as well as an arrest warrant for a man who bought oysters "in an unlawful measure."

Judgments, 1893, contains two objections from an oysterman regarding the surveys and assignments of others' oyster plots.

Oyster Plats, 1893-1908, contains hand-drawn oyster plats. The plats include the coordinates, acreage, and location of the oyster grounds surveyed, as well as the scale of the plat. Additional information, such as names of the oystermen renting the grounds, the yearly amount of rent paid, and the date the plat was filed in court is also included.

Tax and Fiscal Records, 1867-1890, contains lists of fines, bushel taxes, capitation taxes, tonnage taxes, number of oyster measures inspected, lists of oyster licenses issued, annual licenses, lists of vessels fined for violating the dredger law, single trip permits, oyster inspector reports, and lists of persons who planted/deposited oysters.

Biographical / historical:

Lancaster County was named for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland and York Counties in 1651.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lancaster County under the accession number 50291.
Arrangement:

Chronological within each series.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes)