Warren County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Records, 1836-1852

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
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Preferred citation:

Warren County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Records, 1836-1852. Local government Records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Warren County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Records, 1836-1852. Local government Records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Warren County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Records, 1836-1852 contains Executions, Issue Dockets, Writ Docket, and Memorandum Book.

Box 234 contains Executions, 1844-1851.

This volume is a docket of issues.

This volume is a docket of writs.

This volume contains notations of entries.

Biographical / historical:

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

A Writ is a written judicial order to perform a specified act, or giving authority to have it done. A written court order of a judicial process, directing that a sheriff or other judicial officer do what is commanded by the writ; or giving authority and commission to hav it done. The Writ Docket is a book that have brief entries concerning writs that are being enforced.

An executions is a court order directing a sheriff or other officer to enforce a judgment, usually by seizing and selling the judgment debtor's property. An execution shows notices of process, names of all parties, amount of judgment, date of execution, return date and sheriff's return.

An issue is the act of issuing or promulgating; e.g. to issue an order or writ. An issue docket is the record of issuance, showing parties' names, actions, and remarks.

A Memorandum Book is used for notations of entries to be made in other books.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
3 v., .45 cu. ft. (1 box)