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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 14 January 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1187861 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2008 Bari Helms Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832 1187861 Library of Virginia 1 p. English Berkeley County (W. Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832. Local government records collection, Berkeley County (W. Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item was returned to the library from the National Archives in November 1949 under the accession number 23476a.

Historical Information

Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law." A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case.

Berkeley County (West) Virginia was named in honor of Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, for whom Botetourt County was also named. It was created from Frederick County in 1772. Berkeley County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832, consists of a decree from the chancery cause Administrators of Joseph Showalter versus John Seviers.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Berkeley County (W. Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Debt--West Virginia--Berkeley County. Equity--West Virginia--Berkeley County. Geographical Names: Berkeley County (W. Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Chancery causes--West Virginia--Berkeley County. Court records--West Virginia--Berkeley County. Decrees--West Virginia--Berkeley County. Local government records--West Virginia--Berkeley County.