Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Albemarle County, Reel 47.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Albemarle County Order Book, 1791-1793. Albemarle County Reel 47, Local Government Records Collection, Albemarle County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

Albemarle County was formed in 1744 from Goochland County. Parts of Louisa County were added in 1761 and 1838.

Scope and Content

Order book, 1791-1793, of Albemarle County Court that records all matters brought before the court when it was in session. It provides a synopses of cases in a neater, more organized form. These volumes are sometimes internally indexed; more rarely, there is a comprehensive index. A wide variety of information is found in this order book including: deeds, chancery causes, judgments, records of legal disputes heard before the county court and road orders. This order book contains an index.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Related Material

Albemarle County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Albemarle County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.

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