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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 21 September 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Fluvanna County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1855 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1177667 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2007 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Fluvanna County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1855 1177667 Library of Virginia 0.25 cu. ft. (3 folders) English Fluvanna County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Fluvanna County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1855. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century term for the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was originally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777.

These records were replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Scope and Content

Fluvanna County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1855. The collection contains various documents removed from Fluvanna County chancery records and other unidentified court records series. Chancery causes referenced in the documents are as follows: Brannan vs. Marshall, 1832; Amblar vs. Cary's Administrator, 1833; Lucado vs. Johnson's Executors, 1833; Perkins vs. Quarles, 1834; Bass and wife vs. George, 1835; Hodgson vs. Gray and Shepherd, 1835; Hodgson vs. McLein and George, etc., 1836; Ross's executor vs. Payne and wife, 1836; Bowles vs. Boothe and Mills, 1836; Bell vs. Hughes, 1837; Key vs. Key's Administrator, 1837; Wells vs. Grasly, 1838-1839, and the Fluvanna County Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery cause William Lane vs. Simpson B. Flanagan, etc., 1839. Documents include accounts, affidavits, answers, depositions, envelopes, letters, orders, a memo, notices of publication, petitions, and subpoenas.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

Additional Fluvanna County court records can be found on microfilm and in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" and The Chancery Records Index.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Fluvanna County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Equity--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Replevin--Virginia. Geographical Names: Fluvanna County (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Accounts--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Affidavits--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Chancery causes--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Depositions--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Envelopes--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Judicial records--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Legal notices--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Local government records--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Memorandums--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Petitions--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Subpoenas--Virginia--Fluvanna County. Added Entry - Corporate Name: Fluvanna County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery