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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 20 November 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893 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 Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893 1177668 Library of Virginia 70 p. English Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Richmond, located between Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, was named by William Byrd II, who envisioned the development of a city at the falls of the James River and with the help of William Mayo laid out the town in 1737. It was incorporated as a city in 1842.

These records 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

Richmond (Va.) Court Records, 1805-1893. The collection contains various documents removed from Richmond court records. The records include a letter from the chancery cause Leach vs. Leach, 1822; a letter pertaining to the court case Brown vs. Chiles and Curtis, 1826; a resolution from the President and Directors of the James River and Kanawha Company, 1841, used as an exhibit in the case James River and Kanawha Company vs. Sims; a letter regarding publication of the sale of Middleton Mills, 1846; a letter regarding suits in which George Potter's Estate is interested, 1849; a letter pertaining to the court case Clopton's Executor vs. Jordan, 1851; a statement from the Hanover County clerk regarding the qualification of Louisa E. Carter as Executor of George Carter, 1884; and a postcard pertaining to the cause Bowles vs. Wiltshire, etc., 1888. Other surnames in the records are Addison, Anderson, Berkeley, Branch, Brooks, Brown, Caperton, Chiles, Clarke, Cocke, Cooke, Crouch, Crump, Deane, Duval, Ellington, Faris, Gaines, Galt, Gilliam, Goodman, Harrison, Hovey, Hudson, Jackson, Jeter, Keane, King, Leake, Leitch, Ludlam, McCraw, Myers, Perkins, Peyton, Potter, Randall, Stone, Stribling, Thompson, Triplett, Tucker, Tutwiler, Whitmore, and Williams.

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 Richmond 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: Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Equity--Virginia--Richmond. Replevin--Virginia. Geographical Names: Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Chancery causes--Virginia--Richmond. Fiduciary records--Virginia--Richmond. Judicial records--Virginia--Richmond. Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Richmond. Local government records--Virginia--Richmond. Resolutions--Virginia--Richmond. Added Entry - Corporate Name: Hanover County (Va.) Circuit Court.