Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1824-1870

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred citation:

Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1824-1870, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Summary

Creator:
Robert Alonzo Brock
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1824-1870, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1824-1860, of Albemarle County consist of copies of wills, administrators' bonds, and papers related to miscellaneous suits.

Papers, 1824, related to a criminal case entitled Commonwealth of Virginia versus Johnson Mitchell.

Three administrator's bonds, 1836, 1853, two granted to Craven Peyton in 1836 to oversee the estates of George Peyton and Robert Peyton and one granted to Anna M. Moon in 1853 to oversee the estate of Edward H. Moon.

Decree, 1854, in the chancery cause Executrix of David Higginbotham versus George D. Fisher and others.

Copy of will and two stock certificates of the Virginia Central Railroad Company, 1860, of John Black.

Affidavit, 1867, in a suit heard in the Circuit Court of Goochland County entitles Richard Sclater versus James M. Moran.

Copy of will, 1870, of William Cowherd.

Papers, 1870, related to an issue out of chancery in the chancery cause, Administrator of George Rives versus Administrator of William P. Farish.

Biographical / historical:

Albemarle County was formed in 1744 from Goochland County. Parts of Louisa County were added in 1761 and 1838.

Acquisition information:
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Physical description:
Miscellaneous reel 4608
Note:

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.