Charles City County (Va.) County Court Records, 1650-1900

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:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Charles City County (Va.) County Court Records, 1650-1900, Local government records collection, Charles City County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Charles City County (Va.) County Court Records, 1650-1900, Local government records collection, Charles City County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Charles City County (Va.) County Court Records, 1650-1900, consists of Chancery Order Book, Chancery Rules, Clerk's Fee Book, Common Law Process Book, Docket Book, Execution Books, Judgment Docket Book, Minute Books, Order Book with Deeds and Wills, Order Books, Orders, Process Book, and Subpoena Docket and Witness Attendance Book.

Charles City County (Va.) Minute Book, 1830-1837, includes minutes of the Board of Military Exemption, 1862.

Conservation of pages from 1650, 1672-1673, and 1766 record books were partially funded by the Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers through the Library of Virginia Foundation's Adopt Virginia History Program.

Biographical / historical:

Charles City County was named for Charles I of England and was one of the eight shires established in 1634. Its area is 204 square miles, and the county seat is Charles City.

Records have been destroyed at various times. The most damage occurred during the Civil War when the records were strewn through the woods in a rainstorm. A few pre-Civil War volumes such as deed books, will books, minute books, and order books exist.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Charles City County. Portions of the collection were transferred under the following accession numbers: 19932, 22638, 22639, 22675, 22709, and 40581.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
25 boxes and/or volumes