Washington County (Va.) Commonwealth Claims, 1902

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:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Washington County (Va.) Commonwealth Claims, 1902. Local government records collection, Washington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

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

Washington County (Va.) Commonwealth Claims, 1902. Local government records collection, Washington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Washington County (Va.) Commonwealth Claims, 1902 are financial records of services provided the Commonwealth of Virginia by individuals living or working in a county or a city. The individuals presented their claims to a Court in the locale where the service was render in order to receive payment for their services.

Box 1 contains Commonwealth Claims, 1902.

Box 2 contains Commonwealth Claims, 1902.

Biographical / historical:

Washington County is the first locality in the United States known to have been named for George Washington. It was formed from Fincastle County in 1776, and a part of Montgomery County was added in 1777.

Created by an act of 1776, court first met on 18 January 1777. Minute books for the periods 1787-1819 and 1821-1837 and many loose papers were lost in a courthouse fire set by Union soldier James Wyatt on 15 December 1864 during the Civil War. Wyatt, who was raised in Washington County, sought revenge for what he claimed was a wrong done against him by a county court judge before the war.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Washington County and Accession Number 44413.
Arrangement:

Chronological

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