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Montgomery County (Va.) Attachment, 1779. Consists of an attachment against the estate of John Gordon to secure a debt of twelve pounds owed to William Hanley, from the case Hanley vs. Gordon.

Montgomery County (Va.) Attachment, 1801. Consists of an attachment against the estate of William Robinson to secure a debt of one hundred thirty-three dollars to John Preston.

Montgomery County (Va.) Clerk's Correspondence, 1821 Aug. 28. The document is a letter from the Auditor's Office to the Montgomery County Clerk of County Court detailing the clerk's responsibilities to the auditor under state law.

Montgomery County (Va.) Deposition of John George, ca. 1800. Consists of a deposition of John George pertaining to a burglary of George's store house.

Montgomery County (Va.) Deposition of William Simpson, Jr., 1812. Consists of a deposition from the suit, Simpson vs. Hornbarger. Simpson's testimony pertains to personal property owned by William Simpson, Sr.

Montgomery County (Va.) Depositions of Sarah Glen and John Glen, 1801. Consists of depositions pertaining to a complaint against John Anderson for employing a scam and paying bad money to Sarah Glen.

Montgomery County (Va.) Inventory of Christina Pate's Personal Estate, 1816 Aug. 5. The inventory is a list and appraisal of the household furnishings and livestock belonging to Christina Pate.

Montgomery County (Va.) Judgments, 1770-1799, contains civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of the cases in this record series relate to matters of debt. One notable case, dated September 1794, involves Andrew Lewis, colonel of militia during the French and Indian War and later brigadier general during the Revolutionary War, and his debt with George Quill & Co. for a barrel of rum. Also included in the collection are photostats of a bond of Daniel Boone and William Cowen to Alexander Baine dated 12 March 1774 and a writ of summons for Daniel Boone dated 5 May 1774.

Montgomery County (Va.) Marriage Certificates, 1811-1854, contain a listing of nineteenth century certificates from individual ministers within the county. As part of the return process, ministers filed marriage certificates with the county clerk. These signed documents certified that a minister had performed the actual marriage ceremony between the named individuals on a certain date. These certificates, sometimes in the form of lists, note the names of both parties and their date of marriage. The surnames of the groom and bride were abstracted from the certificates and are used to provide quick reference to the individual certificates. Only volume, 1811-1841, was microfilmed. The second volume, 1841-1854, was originally titled "Minister Returns, 1841-1853 and Order Book, 1866-1870."