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Louisa County (Va.) Business Records, 1835-1882 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Louisa County. Represented records largely consists of bound volumes such as ledgers, daybooks, account books, journals, and cashbooks.

Louisa County (Va.) Court Records, 1838-1854. The collection contains documents removed from Louisa County chancery records and unidentified court records series. The records are comprised of accounts, an answer, depositions, letters, and notices of publication from the following Louisa County chancery causes, indexed in the Chancery Records Index, available on the Library of Virginia web site: 1843-006, 1843-008, 1844-002, 1844-011, 1845-001, 1845-009, 1847-002, 1847-015, 1848-007, 1849-005, 1849-006, 1849-008, 1849-014, 1850-002, 1850-016, 1851-001, 1851-003, 1851-012, 1851-016, 1852-002, 1852-007, 1854-002, and 1854-005. Also included are a petition from the Devisees of Nathaniel A. Smith, 1848; five letters, and an envelope from unidentified series. Surnames in these letters are Hardin, Martin, Payne, Greene, Thompson, Timberlake, Winston, and Uleyate.

Louisa County (Va.) Deeds, 1746-1904 (bulk 1778-1904) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, and deeds of trust. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats. Except for a few years early in the eighteenth century, slaves in Virginia were considered personal property and consequently were not usually sold by deed. However, they were often transferred in deeds of gift or were the property listed in mortgages and deeds of trust.

Louisa County (Va.) Health and Medical Records 1771-1902, consist of two series: Mental Health Records and Smallpox Epidemic Records.

Louisa County (Va.) Judgment, Lewis Yancey, surviving partner vs. Louisa County, 1906 May, pertains to a smallpox outbreak of Dec. 1902-Apr. 1903, during which a local dry goods business, Yancey Brothers, served as a quarantine hospital and all goods/wares were ordered destroyed afterward. Legal issue in question was whether the county was liable to Yancey for goods used and/or destroyed during the four-month outbreak, and whether all information was correctly provided to the jury. Other issues in question relate to proper use of authority and eminent domain vs. police power. Includes printed proceedings as the county appealed, and later was heard by the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals as Louisa County v. Yancey's Trustee et al. Jan 21, 1909. Documents reference the actions of Dr. P.P. May and the service of colored nurse "Davy" David Woofolk for 94 days between Dec 29, 1902-Apr 5, 1903.

Louisa County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1795-1825, consist of suits initiated by slaves seeking to gain their freedom on the law side of the court. Cases are identified by style of suit consisting of plaintiff and defendant names. Surnames of others involved in a suit, including secondary plaintiffs and defendants, witnesses, deponents and affiants, and family members with surnames different from the plaintiff or defendant are indexed. Also identified are names of slaves and slaveowners found in suit as well as whether slave(s) won their freedom. Predominant documents found in freedom suits include petitions, records of suits, depositions, affidavits, wills, among other items. Information found in documents include slave's argument for freedom, acquisition of slaves by slaveowners, slave ancestry, and relationship between slaves and slaveowners.

Louisa County (Va.) Organization Records, 1855-1905 is comprised of various records created by groups in Louisa County. Represented records largely consist of a treasurer's book and loose records.

Louisa County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1812-1855 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.

Louisa County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1831 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.

Louisa County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1837 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.