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Scott County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1815-1921 are criminal court cases and consist primarily of warrants, summons, indictments, and verdicts handed down by grand juries and other legal authorities in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. These offenses ranged in severity from murder, rape, assault and battery, and larceny to tax evasion and slander. Criminal offenders and victims who appear in cases prior to the abolition of slavery in Virginia in 1865 included both free and enslaved persons.

Scott County (Va.) Declarations for Revolutionary War Pensions, 1832-1844, primarily record the declarations of individuals seeking to obtain Revolutionary War pensions provided by various acts of Congress. The applicants present detailed testimony of their time of service during the Revolutionary War. Information found in the declarations include date and location applicants entered into service, names of military companies they served in, names of military commanders they served under, names of fellow soldiers they served with, length of service, their age, and their place of birth. The predominant portion of the declarations are narratives of their tours of duty during the Revolutionary War with emphasis on battles they fought. The declarations also include affidavits from witnesses who could verify information provided by applicants.

Scott County (Va.) County Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1830, consist of one freedom suit: Heirs of Stephen Osborne vs. Barbara, a slave, etc. 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.

The Unidentified General Store Ledger, 1910-1914, records accounts of individual customers. Entries are listed in chronological order under account name and include date, type of transaction, and monies credited and debited. Items purchased include coffee, spices, vinegar, butter, flour, lard, eggs, candy, meats, fabrics, ribbon, shoes, hats, umbrellas, gloves, and may other items. There is a name index at the front of the volume.

The Unidentified General Store Ledger, 1918-1921, records accounts of individual customers. Entries are listed in chronological order under account name and include date, type of transaction, and monies credited and debited. Items purchased include coffee, spices, butter, flour, lard, eggs, candy, meats, fabrics, ribbon, shoes, umbrellas, gloves, and may other items. There is a name index at the front of the volume.