Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Grayson County (Va.) Memorandum Books, 1915-1949. Local government records collection, Grayson County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Grayson County.

Historical Information

Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County by a statute adopted on 7 November 1792. The county court first met on 21 May 1793. A portion of Patrick County was added in 1810. The county seat is Independence.

Scope and Content

Grayson County (Va.) Memorandum Books, 1915-1949, consists of two chancery memorandum books (1915-1933) and two law memorandum books (1933-1949). Memorandum books are used for notations of entries to be made in other books.

Arrangement

Chronological by entry date.

Related Material

Additional Grayson County Court 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:

• Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• County officials and employees--Virginia--Grayson County
• Public records--Virginia--Grayson County

Geographical Names:

• Grayson County (Va.)--History--20th century

Genre and Form Terms:

• Judicial records--Virginia--Grayson County
• Local government records--Virginia--Grayson County
• Memorandum books--Virginia--Grayson County

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Grayson County (Va.) County Court

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