Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915

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:

Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915, Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915, Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915, consists of multiple court documents from various courts.

Grand and Petit Jury Papers (venires, summons, subpoenas, rules); some witness subpoena/summons.

Staunton (City): Court Records: Criminal, Commonwealth and Corporation Subpoenas, 1837-1915; Summons for Justices, 1844-1868; Grand Jury petitions to Husting Court, 1855, undated: Hustings/Corporation court orders, 1840, 1847, 1848; Notes and Letters to Grand Jury and Clerk of Court in re: various court cases and legal matters, 1839-1860, undated: Judgments; Delivery Bonds, 1808-1835; Jury venires and jury lists (grand and petit jury), 1854-1901; Miscellaneous Records; Committee of Safety to Corporation Court in re: inspection of unsafe houses, 1845.

Biographical / historical:

The City of Staunton, in Augusta County, was named, according to tradition, for Rebecca Staunton, wife of Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Staunton was laid out in 1748 at the site of the Augusta County courthouse and was established as a town in 1761. It was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1871.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from the city of Staunton under the accession number 43238.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 boxes