Montgomery County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1772-1860

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

Extent:
1 folder
Creator:
Montgomery County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Montgomery County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1772-1860. This series consist of a single folder containing accounts for repairs to the courthouse (1772, 1793, 1831), a survey of the jail and courthouse boundary (1788), a report from Montgomery County commissioners assigned to inspect the Greenbriar County jail building (1811), and a contract and accounts for building the new jail (1859-1860). The 1772 account for courthouse repairs concerns the Fincastle County courthouse.

Biographical / historical:

Montgomery County was formed in 1775 from Fincastle County. Part of Botetourt County was added in 1789 and part of Pulaski County in 1842.

Acquisition information:
These item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Montgomery County Circuit Court.