Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832. Local government records collection, Berkeley County (W. Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832. Local government records collection, Berkeley County (W. Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832, consists of a decree from the chancery cause Administrators of Joseph Showalter versus John Seviers.

Biographical / historical:

Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law." A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case.

Berkeley County (West) Virginia was named in honor of Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, for whom Botetourt County was also named. It was created from Frederick County in 1772. Berkeley County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Acquisition information:
This item was returned to the library from the National Archives in November 1949 under the accession number 23476a.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 p.