A Guide to the Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgment John Norwood versus Administrator of Elizabeth Brinnon, 1808 Oct
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Preferred Citation
Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgment John Norwood versus Administrator of Elizabeth Brinnon, 1808 Oct. Local government records collection, Westmoreland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court records from Westmoreland County.
Historical Information
Westmoreland County was named for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. The county seat is Montross.
Many loose papers were burned during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Volumes that record deeds, court orders (except for an order book for the period 1764-1776), and wills exist.
Scope and Content
Westmoreland County (Va) Judgment John Norwood versus Administrator of Elizabeth Brinnon, 1808 Oct., was a civil suit in which the plaintiff sued for money owed by the defendant for providing Brinnon's servants and slaves meat, drink, washing, lodging, and board over a period of twenty years. The suit includes exhibits that record the names of slaves, year of birth, year of death, and family relationships.
Related Material
See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .
Index Terms
- Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court
- African Americans--History
- Slaveholders--Virginia--Westmoreland County
- Slaves--Virginia--Westmoreland County
- Women--Virginia--Westmoreland County
- Westmoreland County (Va.)--History--19th century
- Civil suits--Virginia--Westmoreland County
- Local government records--Virginia--Westmoreland County
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Westmoreland County (Va.)--History--19th century