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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Joanne Porter, 25 October 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1177538, 1184541 J Porter

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915 1177538, 1184541 Library of Virginia 2 boxes English Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Staunton (Va.) Court Records, 1808-1915, 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 under the accession number 43238.

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.) Court Records, 1808-1915, consists of multiple court documents from various courts.

 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, circa 1880-1913

Grand and Petit Jury Papers (venires, summons, subpoenas, rules); some witness subpoena/summons.

Records, 1808-1915

Staunton (City): Court Records: Criminal, Commonwealth and Corporation Subpoenas, 1837-1915; Summons for Justices, 1844-1868; Grand Jury petitions to Husting Court, 1855, undated: Hustings/Corporation court orders, 1840, 1847, 1848; Notes and Letters to Grand Jury and Clerk of Court in re: various court cases and legal matters, 1839-1860, undated: Judgments; Delivery Bonds, 1808-1835; Jury venires and jury lists (grand and petit jury), 1854-1901; Miscellaneous Records; Committee of Safety to Corporation Court in re: inspection of unsafe houses, 1845.