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Wythe County (Va.) Chancery Causes,1797-1865, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

Wythe County (Va.) Commission, 1830. Consists of a commission from Governor John Floyd appointing Shepherd Brown, Jacob Haller, and Fontaine Watson Wythe County election commissioners.

Wythe County (Va.) Deed, 1863. Consists of a deed conveying a parcel of land on the West Fork of Stony Fork from Rufus Hedrick and his wife Lucretia Hedrick to James Trucks, Trustee of Susan Jane Tenley, for three hundred dollars.

Wythe County (Va.) Deed, A.S. Hoilman and Wife to Martin Moore, 1872. Consists of a deed conveying three acres, two rods, and twenty-five poles of land on the south side of Need Creek from Archibald S. Hoilman and his wife to Martin Moore for one hundred dollars.

Wythe County (Va.) Deed, Dougherty to Beeson, 1790. Consists of a deed conveying 97 acres from Robert Dougherty, Executor of Michael Dougherty, to Richard Beeson for two hundred pounds.

Wythe County (Va.) Deed, Smyth and Wife to Wolcott, 1800. Consists of a deed conveying seven tracts of land comprising 1,034 acres from Alexander and Nancy Smyth to Alexander Wolcott of Windsor, Connecticut, for 434 dollars.

Wythe County (Va.) Deed, Thomas Smyth to James Devor, 1800. Consists of a deed conveying 124 acres along Walkers Creek, a branch of the New River, to James Devor for 100 pounds.

Wythe County (Va.) Free and Enslaved Records, 1832-1838, consists of one list of free persons and one record concerning a “runaway” enslaved man.

Wythe County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Commission, Second District, 1852. Consists of a commission from Governor Joseph Johnson certifying the election in the second district of Andrew F. Gregory, Samuel Hurst, James Matheny, and George Painter Justices of the Peace for Wythe County.

Wythe County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Commission, Sixth District, 1852. Consists of a commission from Governor Joseph Johnson certifying the election in the sixth district of Daniel Brown, Lewis D. Hancock, Rufus Brown, and Wayman Lambert Justices of the Peace for Wythe County.