Jefferson County (Va.) Court Record, 1813 May 2

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Jefferson County (Va.) Court Record, 1813 May 2. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Jefferson County (Va.) Court Record, 1813 May 2. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Jefferson County (W.Va.) Court Record, 1813 May 2. The collections a letter removed from Jefferson County (West) Virginia court records. The letter was used as an exhibit in a case in which a Mr. Taylor and a Mr. Robinson and wife were defendants. The letter is from Charles Cocke, in Petersburg, to Bennett Taylor in Charlestown, (West) Virginia. Cocke describes his tentative plans to sell his estate, called Warwick, and settle his family beyond the mountains or in Alexandria. He also mentions an outbreak of illness in Southampton County.

Biographical / historical:

Jefferson County (West) Virginia was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson and was created in 1801 from Berkeley County. It joined other western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

This record was replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 p.