Russell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1860-1955 circa

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:

Russell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1860-1955 circa. Local government records collection, Russell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Russell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1860-1955 circa. Local government records collection, Russell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Russell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1860-1955 circa, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Biographical / historical:

Russell County, was named for William Russell, a Clinch Valley pioneer and the member of the House of Delegates who introduced the legislation forming the county from Washington County in 1786.

Created in 1786. The first marriage register and most loose papers were lost in a fire in the clerk’s office in 1872. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills (except Will Book 1) exist.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Russell County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 cu. ft.