Fluvanna County (Va.) Minute Books, 1805-1934

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:

Fluvanna County (Va.) Minute Books, 1805-1934. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Fluvanna County (Va.) Minute Books, 1805-1934. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Fluvanna County (Va.) Minute Books, 1805-1934, along with closely related court records such as order books, record all matters brought before the court when it was in session and may contain important information not found anywhere else. Generally minute books contain brief entries. A locality's loose papers are the raw materials from which this type of book was created. Like order books, a wide variety of information is found in its pages including: appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, records of legal disputes heard before the court, and matters related to the fiscal management of the court.

Biographical / historical:

Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century term for the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was orginally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. Its area is 282 square miles, and the county seat is Palmyra.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Fluvanna County.
Arrangement:

Chronological by entry date.

Physical location:
The Library of Virginia
Physical description:
19 v.