Augusta County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1883

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:

Augusta County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1883, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
2 volumes
Creator:
Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Augusta County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1883, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Augusta County (Va.) Organization Records, 1823-1883 is comprised of various records created by groups in Augusta County. Represented records consist of a ledger and a library record.

Biographical / historical:

Context for Record Type: Organization Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These organization records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, organization records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These organization record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.

Locality History: Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 9 December 1745.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Bedford County in 2008 under accession number 43836.
Processing information:

Prior to 2025, the various organization records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large organization record for the locality. Since 2025, these records additionally include identified but not processed records.

These records were processed by Bari Helms in 2008.

Encoded by J. Taylor: June 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into two series:

  • Series I: Augusta Lending Library Records, 1823-1829
  • Series II: Augusta Law Library Association Records, 1853-1883

Physical location:
State Records Center