Grayson County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1858

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Grayson County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1858. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Grayson County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1858. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Grayson County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1858. The collection contains various documents removed from Grayson County court records. The collection contains a land grant to Jonathan Thomas, 1817; a letter from Mary Bedwell to William and Caty Bedwell, 1819; a letter from Hannah Boyd (nee Harlan) and Mary Nichol (nee Harlan), to Thomas Baldwin, 1830; a deposition from the chancery cause Charlton's Representative vs. Charlton and Miller, etc., 1830; a subpoena from the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Grayson County chancery cause Robert Gibboney vs. Abram Colley and Edward Ustick, 1837; an envelope from a deposition from the chancery cause Cox vs. Cox, 1840; a notice from the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Grayson County suit involving the estate of David Prier, 1841; a deposition and letter from the chancery cause Joshua Cox vs. Lacy Austin, 1842; a court record of the Ashe County, North Carolina case, Dewalt vs. Goso, 1846; a receipt for payment from the Administrator of the estate of Mary Ann Linton of Grayson County, 1847; and a letter with the surnames Nuckols, Carlton, Dickerson, Hubbard, and Gardner, 1858.

Biographical / historical:

Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County in 1792, and a portion of Patrick County was added later.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
28 p.