PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04463::A Guide to the Westmoreland (Va.) Court Records, 1770 - 1910)//EN" "vi04463.xml" A Guide to the Westmoreland (Va.) Court Records, 1770 - 1910 Winchester (Va.) Court Records Barcode Numbers 1042806 - 1176645 Joanne Porter Library of Virginia © 2017 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Library of Virginia Staff, 2 March 2018 Description is in English A Guide to the Westmoreland (Va.) Court Records, 1770-1910 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Barcode Numbers 1042806 - 1176645

Library of Virginia 2018 Library of Virginia Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Westmoreland(Va.) Court Records, 1770 - 1910 Barcode Numbers 1042806 - 1176645 Library of Virginia 16 boxes and or volumes. English Westmoreland (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Westmoreland(Va.) Court Records, 1770 - 1910. Local government records collection , Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Westmoreland Va.

Historical Information

Westmoreland County was named for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland County in 1653, and part of King George County was added in 1777. Its area is 229 square miles, and the county seat is Montross.

The court records described in this guide were generated in the following courts, Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, County Court and the Superior Court of Law

Scope and Content

Westmoreland (Va.) Court Records 1770 - 1910 includes the following series; Chancery Execution Book, Clerk's Records, Docket Books, Executions, Executions Returned, Executions/Justices' Report, Extracts of Judgments, Judgment Dockets, Jury Records, Justices Executions/Executions Returned, Law Process Books, Memorandum Book, Office Judgments, Orders at Law, Register of Convicts.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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

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