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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Joanne Porter, 23 October 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Staunton (Va.) Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1050918, 1090218-1090223 J Porter

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Staunton (Va.) Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966) 1050918, 1090218-1090223 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 7 boxes and or volumes. English Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Staunton (Va.) Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966), Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from the city of Staunton.

Historical Information

The City of Staunton, in Augusta County, was named, according to tradition, for Rebecca Staunton, wife of Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Staunton was laid out in 1748 at the site of the Augusta County courthouse and was established as a town in 1761. It was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1871.

Scope and Content

Staunton (Va.)Corporation Court Records, 1802-1971 (Bulk 1930-1966), consists of Clerk's Order Books, Miscellaneous Records and a Register of Felons.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Staunton 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: Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records -- Virginia -- Staunton. Geographical Names: Staunton (Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records -- Virginia -- Staunton. Contents List Records, 1802-1873

Miscellaneous Records, accounts, receipts, allowances, and vouchers, summons, executions, list of certificates of Assessment of Merchants and other in Corp. of Staunton, 1851. Court Records: Ebdon v. A.H.H. Stuart, 1857; Court Records: Summons, Executions, Recognizances, Accounts, 1850-1859.