Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Augusta County (Va.) Records, 1771-1833. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Augusta County under the accession number 23707.

Historical Information

Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. The county was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The County Court first met on 9 December 1745. The county courthouse is in Staunton, and the county administrative offices are in Verona.

Scope and Content

Augusta County (Va.) Records, 1771-1833, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: Bond of Isaac Samuels as deputy sheriff of Shenandoah County (1803); Miscellaneous Records: Letter from Peter Elliott to Vincent Tapp (1803); Tax and Fiscal Records: Delinquent Tax Lists (1771-1833); Wills: Will of Peggy Laywell (1799.)

Related Material

Additional Augusta County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Augusta County.

Geographical Names:

• Augusta County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.

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