Fauquier County (Va.) Judgments and Office Judgments, 1829-1904 (bulk 1833-1904)

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

Background

Scope and content:

Fauquier County (Va.) Judgments and Office Judgments, 1829-1904 (bulk 1833-1904), contain 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. These records were also referred to as Ended Causes.

Biographical / historical:

Fauquier County was formed in 1759 from Prince William County. The county was named for Francis Fauquier, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758-1768.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Fauquier County under the accession numbers 22743, 37409 and 37410.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically. Cases filed within each box by month, year and drawer number.

Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
158.175 cu. ft. (352 boxes)