PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::viu01526::Albemarle County Court Order Books, 1834-1835)//EN" "viu01526.xml" A Guide to the Albemarle County Court Order Books 1825-1836Albemarle County Court Order Books, 1834-1835 11034 Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library © 2001 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word 2000, created by Robert Ingram, August 1, 2001 Description is in English Feb 18, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::viu01526::Albemarle County Court Order Books, 1834-1835)//EN" "viu01526.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to the Albemarle County Court Order Books 1834-1835 A Collection in The Special Collections Department 11034

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 2001 Special Collections Department Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Descriptive Summary Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Albemarle County Court Order Books 1834-1835 11034 There are 2 volumes (318 and 309 pages) in this collection. English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

 Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

 Preferred Citation

Albemarle County Court Order Books, 1834-1835, Accession #11034, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

 Acquisition Information

The volumes were given to the Library by Betsey Gilmer Tremain of Charlottesville, Virginia, on May 7, 1992.

 Alternative Form

These volumes are also available on microfilm as Manuscript Division Reel #652.

 Biographical/Historical Information

Ira Garrett (1791-1870) had a long history of service to Albemarle County beginning as a Deputy Sheriff under Benjamin Harris in 1815 and Robert Davis in 1817. He became a deputy County Clerk under his brother Alexander Garrett, 1818-1830, and was made the County Clerk in 1831. In 1852, after the adoption of the revised Virginia State Constitution, Ira Garrett was elected clerk of both the Circuit and County Courts.

 Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of two bound volumes, 1834-1845, the memoranda books (order books) of the Albemarle County Court, kept by the County Clerk, Ira Garrett (1791-1870) and describing the daily activities conducted in the court, including purchases of slaves, lawsuits, copies of deeds, subpoenas, copies of wills, etc.