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Albemarle County (Va.) Judgments, 1747-1921 (bulk 1773-1870). Local government records collection, Albemarle County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Albemarle County.
Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle and governor of the Virginia colony from 1737 to 1754. It was formed from Goochland County in 1744, and part of Louisa County and certain islands in the Fluvanna River, now called the James, were added in 1761 and 1838.
Albemarle County (Va.) Judgments, 1747-1921 (bulk 1773-1870), 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.
Chronological (Cases filed within each box by month and year they were resolved.)
Additional unprocessed Albemarle County Judgments can be found at the Library of Virginia.
Additional Albemarle 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"
Albemarle County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Albemarle County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.