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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sam Walters, 15 March 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Pittsylvania County (Va.) County Court Judgments, 1700-1850 circa A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1008653-1008861 Sam Walters

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Pittsylvania County (Va.) County Court Judgments, 1700-1850 circa 1008653-1008861 Library of Virginia (Some records in this collection may be located at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Research Services for access information, directions, and hours.) 209 boxes English Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Pittsylvania County (Va.) County Court Judgments, 1700-1850 circa, Local government records collection, Pittsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Pittsylvania County.

Historical Information

Pittsylvania County was named in honor of William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a great English statesman. It was formed from Halifax County in 1766.

Scope and Content

Pittsylvania County (Va.) County Court Judgments, 1700-1850 circa, contain civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Pittsylvania County 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: Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Geographical Names: Pittsylvania County (Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County.