Lists of caveats determined in the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky from the Virginia Land Office, 1785-1786.

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
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Preferred citation:

Virginia. Land Office. Lists of caveats determined in the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky from the Virginia Land Office, 1785-1786. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 102, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, VA 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Virginia. Land Office.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virginia. Land Office. Lists of caveats determined in the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky from the Virginia Land Office, 1785-1786. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 102, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, VA 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

These records contain lists of judgements on caveats passed down by the Supreme Court for the district of Kentucky during the March, June, and September terms in 1785, and the March, June, and November terms of 1786. The lists vary in format, but they all contain in either column or paragraph form the names of the disputing parties, the number of acres under dispute, the county in which the land was located, and the judgment rendered in each instance.

Biographical / historical:

The act which established the previous Land Office passed the General Assembly on 22 June 1779. The register was the head of the Office and was appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the legislature.

Acquisition information:
Accession LOI 102 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.
Physical description:
6 items