A Guide to the Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832
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Preferred Citation
Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832. Local government records collection, Berkeley County (W. Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item was returned to the library from the National Archives in November 1949 under the accession number 23476a.
Historical Information
Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law." A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case.
Berkeley County (West) Virginia was named in honor of Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, for whom Botetourt County was also named. It was created from Frederick County in 1772. Berkeley County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.
Scope and Content
Berkeley County (W. Va.) Chancery Decree, 1832, consists of a decree from the chancery cause Administrators of Joseph Showalter versus John Seviers.
Index Terms
- Berkeley County (W. Va.) Circuit Court.
- Debt--West Virginia--Berkeley County.
- Equity--West Virginia--Berkeley County.
- Berkeley County (W. Va.)--History--19th century.
- Chancery causes--West Virginia--Berkeley County.
- Court records--West Virginia--Berkeley County.
- Decrees--West Virginia--Berkeley County.
- Local government records--West Virginia--Berkeley County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Berkeley County (W. Va.)--History--19th century.