Campbell County Health and Medical Records, 1840-1892

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:

Campbell County (Va.). Health and Medical Records, 1840-1892. Local government records collection, Campbell County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 folder
Creator:
Campbell County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Campbell County (Va.). Health and Medical Records, 1840-1892. Local government records collection, Campbell County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Campbell County (Va.) Health and Medical Records, 1840-1892, consist of one folder of Mental Health Records.

Mental health records often include warrants, orders, petitions, depositions, reports, etc. for or by justices of the peace and others regarding the mental condition of individuals who were released to the recognizance of a family member or who were committed to a mental hospital. Fiduciary records such as estate inventories of a person judged insane may also be present. The folder of mental health records is comprised of nine cases, including a woman adjudged insane over death of child, and an 1869 case of a man named Manuel or Emanual Jones referenced as being a "freedman", with depositions that include his age, marital status, and occupation.

Biographical / historical:

Campbell County was named for William Campbell, a general in the militia during the Revolutionary War and one of the heroes of the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. The county was formed from Bedford County by an act passed on 15 December 1781. The county court first met on 7 February 1782.

Mental Health Records may consist of a variety of documents that historically were referred to as lunacy papers in the courthouses of Virginia localities and municipalities.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Campbell County in 2004 under accession number 41133.
Arrangement:

Chronological by entry date, then alphabetically by last name of individual.