Norfolk County (Va.) Judgment Suits, 1772-1773

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Norfolk County (Va.) Judgment Suits, 1772-1773. Local government records collection, Chesapeake (City)/Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Norfolk County (Va.) Judgment Suits, 1772-1773. Local government records collection, Chesapeake (City)/Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Norfolk County (Va.) Judgment Suits, 1772-1773. Consists of four writs of CoSa (capias ad satisfaciendum), a judgment commanding the sheriff to imprison the defendant until the plaintiff's claim is satsified, from the cases Connar vs. Wallace, Mason vs. Hughes, Jackson vs. Millers, and Barrington vs. Portlock.

Biographical / historical:

Norfolk County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Now extinct, it was incorporated into the city of Chesapeake in 1963.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 42654.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
8 p.