Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library
Alexandria Office of Sheriff Jail Records (MS054)
Alexandria Sheriff's Department
Ruscak, Richard R.
MS054
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2.27 Cubic Feet
2 legal size, 3 half legal size, 1 oversize
1891-1948
Late 19th and early 20th century records from the Alexandria Sheriff's Department.
English
Content Description
Jail Registers noting both city and state prisoners showing name of prisoner, race, felony or misdemeanor charged with, sentence, resolution of sentence, fees and fines; Commitments for Examination showing name of prisoner, felony or misdemeanor charged with, sentence, date of sentence; Court Orders showing date, name of prisoner, race, age, felony or misdemeanor charged with, sentence; Jail Service Certificates showing name of prisoner, date released, sentence time served; Police Court Commitments showing date, name of prisoner, sentence, felony or misdemeanor charged with.
Biographical / Historical
After 1752, the Fairfax County Court appointed a sheriff to Alexandria, and around the same time the first jail in the city was located on Market Square near the courthouse. The jail was later moved to the foot of Wolfe Street before moving again to a new building constructed around 1825 on the northeast corner of Princess and North St. Asaph Streets. The St. Asaph Street building served as the city jail for over 150 years. Deteriorating conditions led to several lawsuits, and eventually to the renovation of the old jail in 1979 and the construction of the new Alexandria Detention Center (completed in 1987).
Arrangement
Chronological order.
Related Materials
MS019, Alexandria City Records - Record of Prisoners, 1948-1952.
MS093, Captain Rufus Dudley Pettit Papers, July 1864-1865. Contains material on the Prince Street Prison during the Civil War.
Preferred Citation
[Item identification], Alexandria Office of Sheriff Jail Records, MS054, Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections, Alexandria, Va.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Fragile handwritten documents. Handle with care.
Conditions Governing Access
Copyright has been assigned to the Alexandria Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Alexandria Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Alexandria Library as the owner of the physical items and as the owner of copyright in items created by the donor. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator(s). For further information contact the Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to Local History/Special Collections, Alexandria Library by Mr. Richard R. Ruscak, Undersherrif, City of Alexandria on March 22, 2002.
Digital Materials
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Jails -- Alexandria (Va.)
Prisoners -- Alexandria (Va.)
Jails -- United States.
Sheriffs
Police administration -- United States.
Ruscak, Richard R.
Jail RegisterMS054-01-01/repositories/2/archival_objects/8359July 1, 1891 - December 1, 1894101Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail RegisterMS054-02-02/repositories/2/archival_objects/8360January 1, 1895 - June 1897202Jail RegisterMS054-02-03/repositories/2/archival_objects/8361November 9, 1903 - October 31, 1912203Jail RegisterMS054-03-04/repositories/2/archival_objects/8362November 1912 - December 1922304Jail RegisterMS054-03-05/repositories/2/archival_objects/8363January 1923 - November 1928305Jail Register, State CasesMS054-04-06/repositories/2/archival_objects/8364December 1, 1928 - December 31, 1929406Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City CasesMS054-04-07/repositories/2/archival_objects/8365December 1, 1928 - March 31, 1929407Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City CasesMS054-04-08/repositories/2/archival_objects/8366April 1, 1929 - July 31, 1929408Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City CasesMS054-04-09/repositories/2/archival_objects/8367August 1, 1929 - October 31, 1929409Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City CasesMS054-04-10/repositories/2/archival_objects/8368November 1, 1929 - December 31, 1929410Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City PrisonersMS054-04-11/repositories/2/archival_objects/8369January 1, 1930 - March 31, 1930411Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City CasesMS054-04-12/repositories/2/archival_objects/8370April 1, 1930 - June 30, 1930412Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City CasesMS054-04-13/repositories/2/archival_objects/8371July 1, 1930 - September 30, 1930413Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City CasesMS054-04-14/repositories/2/archival_objects/8372October 1, 1930 - December 31, 1930414Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, State PrisonersMS054-04-15/repositories/2/archival_objects/8373January 1, 1930 - December 31, 1930415Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City PrisonersMS054-04-16/repositories/2/archival_objects/8374January 1, 1931 - March 31, 1931416Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, State PrisonersMS054-04-17/repositories/2/archival_objects/8375January 1, 1931 - May 31, 1931417Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, State CasesMS054-04-18/repositories/2/archival_objects/8376June 1, 1931 - December 31, 1931418Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City CasesMS054-04-19/repositories/2/archival_objects/8377April 1, 1931 - December 31, 1931419Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, City PrisonersMS054-04-20/repositories/2/archival_objects/8378January 1, 1932 - June 30, 1932420Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Register, State PrisonersMS054-04-21/repositories/2/archival_objects/8379January 1, 1932 - May 31, 1932421Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Commitment for Further ExaminationMS054-05-22/repositories/2/archival_objects/8380March 1946 - December 1948522Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Police Court CommitmentMS054-05-23/repositories/2/archival_objects/8381January 1946 - November 1948523Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Service CertificateMS054-05-24/repositories/2/archival_objects/8382February 15, 1933 - April 7, 1933524Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Service CertificateMS054-05-25/repositories/2/archival_objects/8383April 8, 1933 - June 3, 1933525Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Service CertificateMS054-05-26/repositories/2/archival_objects/8384July 27, 1933 - September 9, 1933526Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Service CertificateMS054-05-27/repositories/2/archival_objects/8385September 9, 1933 - October 26, 1933527Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Service CertificateMS054-05-28/repositories/2/archival_objects/8386October 27, 1933 - February 11, 1934528Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Service Certificate, BlankMS054-05-29/repositories/2/archival_objects/8387529Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Jail Service Certificate, BlankMS054-05-30/repositories/2/archival_objects/8388530Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Court OrderMS054-05-31/repositories/2/archival_objects/8389January 10, 1946 - December 15, 1948531Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
City Jail, Storehouse Supply ListMS054-05-32/repositories/2/archival_objects/8390532Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Menu for Prisoners, undatedMS054-05-33/repositories/2/archival_objects/8391533Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Letter from J. J. Martin, Commissioner of State Board of Welfare, Commonwealth of Virginia, to Alexandria Police DepartmentMS054-05-34/repositories/2/archival_objects/8392May 5, 1925534Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Two Unidentified Women's PortraitsMS054-05-35/repositories/2/archival_objects/8393535Digital MaterialsClick to view digital materials in this collection
Record of Conduct of Prisoners in JailMS054-06-36/repositories/2/archival_objects/8394April 10, 1911- October 29, 1922636Daily Jail RecordMS054-06-37/repositories/2/archival_objects/8395May 1, 1925- May 24, 1926637