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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sarah Nerney, 12 October 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgments, 1739-1914 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1177170-1177365 Sarah Nerney

Library of Virginia 2007 Sarah Nerney Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgments, 1739-1914 1177170-1177365 State Records Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 89 cu. ft. (196 boxes) English Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgments, 1739-1914. Local government records collection, Westmoreland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Westmoreland County (Va.).

Historical Information

Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. Part of King George County was added in 1777.

Scope and Content

Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgments, 1739-1914, contain civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Arrangement

Arrangement by year, month, and alphabetically by plaintiff surname.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Westmoreland County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Civil procedure -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County. Debt -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County. Public records -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County. Geographical Names: Westmoreland County (Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Decisions -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County. Judicial records -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.