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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Catherine OBrion, 07 June 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Scott County Court Records, 1815-1870 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 43113 Catherine OBrion

Library of Virginia 2006 Catherine OBrion Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Scott County Court Records, 1815-1870 43113 Library of Virginia 3 leaves and 10 p. English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Scott County Court Records, 1815-1870, Local government records collection, Scott County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 43113.

Historical Information

Scott County was named for Winfield Scott, a native of Virginia, in recognition of his victories during the War of 1812. It was formed from Lee, Russell, and Washington Counties in 1814.

Scope and Content

Scott County (Va.) Court Records, 1815-1870. The collection contains various court records, as follows: Overseers of the Poor indentures for James Coles, 1819, Joseph Brown, 1820, and James Parker, 1822; Bonds, Commissions, and Oaths of various county officials, 1815-1858; scattered records from judgments and commonwealth causes, 1847-1868; an inventory of land owned by Jerry Bryan, 1815; a U.S. Army paymaster receipt for money paid to William P. Agnar, 1870; and a letter of introduction for Charles W. Kilgore to Richmond merchants, 1852.

The court records include a deposition from the case, Shelton vs. Page, 1866; a letter in regard to the possible judgment of Shoemaker or Bison vs. Mann, 1853; the judgment Spurrier vs. Hanly, 1866 Mar., and an indictment from the criminal case, Commonwealth vs. Nickels, 1861.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Scott County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Scott County (Va.) Circuit Court Geographical Names: Scott County (Va.)--History--19th century Genre and Form Terms: Bonds (legal records)--Virginia--Scott County. Indentures--Virginia--Scott County. Inventories--Virginia--Scott County. Judicial records--Virginia--Scott County. Letters--Virginia--Scott County. Local government records--Virginia--Scott County. Military records--Virginia--Scott County. Oaths--Virginia--Scott County. Receipts--Virginia--Scott County. Subpoenas--Virginia--Scott County. Tax and fiscal records--Virginia--Scott County. Warrants--Virginia--Scott County.