PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi03919::A Guide to the Washington County (Va.) Records, 1833-1910 circa)//EN" "vi03919.xml" A Guide to the Washington County (Va.) Records, 1833-1910 circa Washington County(Va.) Records, 1833-1910 circa 1159939, 1202075-1202096 Louise Jones Library of Virginia © 2013 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 25 June 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Washington County (Va.) Records, 1833-1910 circa A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1159939, 1202075-1202096 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2013 Processed by: Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Washington County (Va.) Records, 1833-1910 circa 1159939, 1202075-1202096 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.) 12.25 cu. ft. (23 boxes) English Washington County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Washington County(Va.) Records, 1833-1910 circa. Local government records collection, Washington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Washington County and Accession Numbers 40995 and 44413.

Historical Information

Washington County is the first locality in the United States known to have been named for George Washington. It was formed from Fincastle County in 1776, and a part of Montgomery County was added in 1777.

Created by an act of 1776, court first met on 18 January 1777. Minute books for the periods 1787-1819 and 1821-1837 and many loose papers were lost in a courthouse fire set by Union soldier James Wyatt on 15 December 1864 during the Civil War. Wyatt, who was raised in Washington County, sought revenge for what he claimed was a wrong done against him by a county court judge before the war.

Scope and Content

Washington County (Va.) Records, 1833-1910 circa includes miscellaneous records from the following series: Court Records, Fiduciary Records, Military and Pension Records, Wills, Land Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Road and Bridge Records, and Free Negro and Slave Records.

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Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Washington County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Washington County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Washington County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Washington County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Records--Virginia--Washington County. Geographical Names: Washington County(Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Washington County. Contents List Records, 1833-1910 circa

This box includes judgments, subpoenas, and papers and exhibits from unidentified suits. It also includes an 1836 estate settlement of Elijah Gillenaters'or Elijah Gillenwaters' estate and an 1877 inventory of S. A. Jackson's estate. There are 1861 Saltwork Accounts records, which are Civil War military record. There are wills from 1833, 1836, 1839, 1844, and 1859; deeds; and plats. There is a resolution for the death of William McKinley by an unidentified Masonic Lodge, a poem, and a resolution honoring Robert E. Lee. These records are Accession Number 40995

Records, 1860-1868

This box includes judgments and commonwealth causes; commonwealth claims and county claims; road and bridge records; list of conveyances; and the 1863 registration of Robert R. Evans as a free man of color. These records are Accession Number 44413.

Records, 1860-1880 circa

These boxes includes judgments and commonwealth causes; commonwealth claims and county claims; road and bridge records; and list of conveyances. Barcode Number 1202076 contains Records, 1860-1870 circa, Box 2. Barcode Number 1202077 contains Records, 1860-1880 circa, Box 3. Barcode Number 1202078 contains Records, 1867-1868, Box 4. These records are Accession Number 44413.

Records, 1870-1905 circa

These boxes includes judgments and commonwealth causes; commonwealth claims and county claims; road and bridge records; and list of conveyances. Barcode Number 1202079 contains Records, 1870-1872, Box 5. Barcode Number 1202080 contains Records, 1872-1873 circa, Box 6. Barcode Number 1202081 contains Records, 1875-1905 circa, Box 7. These records are Accession Number 44413.

Records, 1876-1880 circa

These boxes includes judgments and commonwealth causes; commonwealth claims and county claims; road and bridge records; and list of conveyances. Barcode Number 1202082 contains Records, 1876-1878 circa, Box 8. Barcode Number 1202083 contains Records, 1878-1879 circa, Box 9. Barcode Number 1202084 contains Records, 1879-1880 circa, Box 10. These records are Accession Number 44413.

Records, 1870-1889

These boxes includes judgments and commonwealth causes; commonwealth claims and county claims; road and bridge records; and list of conveyances. Barcode Number 1202085 contains Records, 1870-1887 circa, Box 11. Barcode Number 1202086 contains Records, 1888, Box 12. Barcode Number 1202087 contains Records, 1888-1889, Box 13. These records are Accession Number 44413.

Records, 1889-1894

These boxes includes judgments and commonwealth causes; commonwealth claims and county claims; road and bridge records; and list of conveyances. Barcode Number 1202088 contains Records, 1889, Box 14. Barcode Number 1202089 contains Records, 1892-1893, Box 15. Barcode Number 1202090 contains Records, 1893-1894, Box 16. These records are Accession Number 44413.

Records, 1894-1895

These boxes includes judgments and commonwealth causes; commonwealth claims and county claims; road and bridge records; and list of conveyances. Barcode Number 1202091 contains Records, 1894, Box 17. Barcode Number 1202092 contains Records, 1894, Box 18. Barcode Number 1202093 contains Records, 1895, Box 19. These records are Accession Number 44413.

Records, 1896-1902 (bulk 1896-1897)

These boxes includes judgments and commonwealth causes; commonwealth claims and county claims; road and bridge records; and list of conveyances. Barcode Number 1202094 contains Records, 1896, Box 20. Barcode Number 1202095 contains Records, 1896-1897, Box 21. Barcode Number 1202096 contains Records, 1902, Box 22. These records are Accession Number 44413.