PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi06248::A Guide to the Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853)//EN" "vi06248.xml" A Guide to the Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853 Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853 Jennifer Taylor Library of Virginia © 2025 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Jennifer Taylor, 9 December 2025 Description is in English A Guide to the Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853 A Collection in the Library of Virginia

Library of Virginia 2025 Caroline Collins and Jennifer Taylor Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853 Library of Virginia 0.45 cubic feet (1 box). English Amherst County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Amherst County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Amherst County in 2022 under accession number 53740.

Processing Information

Prior to 2025, the various organization records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large organization record for the locality. Since 2025, these records additionally include identified but not processed records.

Encoded by J. Taylor

Historical Information

Context for Record Type:Organization Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These organization records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, organization records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These organization record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.

Locality History: Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770. The county seat is Amherst.

Scope and Content

Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853 is comprised of records created by groups in Amherst County. These records consist of unprocessed, loose records.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into one series: Series I: Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853 [UNPROCESSED]

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Amherst County (Va.) court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Contents List Amherst County (Va.) Organization Records, 1853 [UNPROCESSED] Library of Virginia 0.45 cubic feet (1 box)

Includes boxes containing material identified as organization records. These records may be flat filed or foldered but not fully processed.

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Commissioner of Revenue; County Administrative; Election; Justice of the Peace; Marriage and Vital Statistics; Miscellaneous; Personal Documentation; School; Sheriff's; Treasurer; Wills; and Orphan Records; Organization 1845-1870

Includes loose records from the Sons of Temperance.