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Danville (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1842-1913, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

Neapolis (Va.) Council Proceedings and Cashbook, 1877-1898 (bulk 1877-1896), consist of meeting minutes and financial transactions of the town council of Neapolis, previously known as North Danville that covers the entire period of the town's existence. They record reports made to the council by the mayor, police chief, health commissioner, treasurer, street commission, water commission, cemetery commission, and other town committees; adoption of ordinances and resolutions; petitions to town council; and funds collected and disbursed. Information found includes a copy of charter creating North Danville; reports related to name change from North Danville to Neapolis; change of street names; work done on bridges; census taken of town's white and African-American population; and reports and charter related to annexation to Danville.