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Albemarle County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1820-1824 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Albemarle County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1858-1870. This series consists of reports, contracts, orders for repairs, and accounts for public buildings. Found most predominantly are jail inspectors' reports, but also included are reports on the condition of the courthouse, appointments of committees for building projects, and upkeep of the public square.

The Albemarle County (Va.) Reports of Indigent Soldiers' Families is made up reports of agents providing support to the families of indigent soldiers. It also includes orders appointing agents to purchase supplies for the families. The reports record that funds were to be used for the purchase of corn and outline problems that the agents faced in procuring supplies and concerns about supplies getting to the the families in need rather than being used by the military.

Albemarle County (Va.) Surveyor's Book, No. 1, part 1 and Surveyor's Book No.1, part 2 contain photostats of plats which record the acreage and coordinates of land within the county.

Albemarle County (Va.) Wills, 1778-1908, record the deceased's plan for how his or her estate was to be divided among his or her heirs following his or her death. Information commonly recorded in wills include the name of the deceased, also referred as the testator; names of heirs; a listing of real and personal property (including slaves) and how it was to be divided among the heirs; names of individuals who were to be the will's executors; the date will was written; and the date will was recorded at the court house. Additional record types may be found in this collection such as fiduciary records (inventories and accounts.)

Law lectures of John B. Minor, 1850 circa, record the the lecture notes of University of Virginia law professor John B. Minor. Topics covered include international law and constitutional law (Virginia and United States Constitutions.)