PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02372::A Guide to the Madison County (Va.) Court Record, 1842))//EN" "vi02372.xml" A Guide to the Madison County (Va.) Court Record, 1842 Madison County (Va.) Court Record, 1842 1177668 Catherine G. OBrion Library of Virginia © 2007 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 01 November 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Madison County (Va.) Court Record, 1842 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1177668 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2007 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Madison County (Va.) Court Record, 1842 1177668 Library of Virginia 2 p. English Madison County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Madison County (Va.) Court Record, 1842. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Madison County was named for James Madison, a prominent Virginian and member of Congress in 1792 when the county was formed from Culpeper County.

This record was replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Scope and Content

Madison County (Va.) Court Record, 1842. The collection contains an affidavit removed from Madison County court records. The affidavit pertains to publication of a decree from the Madison County Superior Court of Chancery cause Joanna Stewart (nee Barnett), etc. vs. Executrix of James Barnett, etc. Other surnames among the plaintiffs and defendants are Sullivan, Barnes, Jesse, Steel, Beale, Metcalfe, and McCormick.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

Additional Madison 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: Madison County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Equity--Virginia--Madison County. Replevin--Virginia. Geographical Names: Madison County (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Affidavits--Virginia--Madison County. Chancery causes--Virginia--Madison County. Judicial records--Virginia--Madison County. Local government records--Virginia--Madison County. Added Entry - Corporate Name: Madison County (Va.) Superior Court of Chancery.