Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Tazewell County (Va.) Minute Books, 1848-1907. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Tazewell County.

Historical Information

Tazewell County was named for Henry Tazewell, United States senator from Virginia from 1794 until his death in 1799. It was formed from Wythe and Russell Counties by an act passed on 19 December 1799 to take effect on 1 May 1800, and the county court first met on 3 June 1800. Subsequent additions were made from Logan (now in West Virginia) in 1834, Russell (1807), Wythe (1826), and Washington (1826) Counties. The county seat is Tazewell.

Scope and Content

Tazewell County (Va.) Minute Books, 1848-1907, along with closely related court records such as order books, record all matters brought before the court when it was in session and may contain important information not found anywhere else. Generally minute books contain brief entries. A locality's loose papers are the raw materials from which this type of book was created. Like order books, a wide variety of information is found in its pages including: appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, records of legal disputes heard before the court, and matters related to the fiscal management of the court.

Arrangement

Chronological by entry date.

Related Material

Additional Tazewell County records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Tazewell County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Tazewell County.

Geographical Names:

• Tazewell County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Judicial records--Virginia--Tazewell County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Tazewell County.
• Minute books--Virginia--Tazewell County.

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