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The Library of Virginia is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. Our collection, which has grown steadily through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government.
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Start Over Repository Library of Virginia Creator Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects Courts--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.

Spotsylvania County (Va.) List of Jurors Summoned to Court, 1853-1887

Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Spotsylvania County (Va.) List of Jurors Summoned to Court, 1853-1887, is a comprehensive volume covering the names of individuals who attended and served on juries in both the county and circuit courts. During this time period, county residents served on grand juries, special grand juries, petit juries, juries held for coroners' inquests, juries held for creating new roads (road petitions) and as part of a venire (jurors were chosen from a group of county residents selected for jury duty.) The volume covers the month and year summoned, the names of the individual jurors, the amount paid by the Commonwealth to attend and serve, the amount paid by the county to attend and serve and to whom the certificate was delivered. By 1881, specific court cases are listed (mainly commonwealth but other civil cases as well.) Jurors who attended and served at coroners' inquests (having to do with the death of an individual) are recorded by 1883. In 1886, mileage payments (based on number of days attending and number of miles traveled) were included in the amount given to individual jurors as payment for his service to the county. These payments would then be certified by the Auditor of Public Accounts.

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