Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Henry County (Va.) Summons, Commonwealth v. William, a Slave, 1833. Local government records collection, Henry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 38774.

Historical Information

Henry County was formed in 1776 from Pittsylvania County.

Scope and Content

Henry County (Va.) Summons, Commonwealth v. William, a Slave, 1833. Consists of a summons for Charles Dandridge, Sarah, and Anthony, a slave, to testify in the case Commonwealth v. William, a slave.

Related Material

Additional Henry 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:

• Henry County (Va.)--Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slavery--Virginia--Henry County.

Geographical Names:

• Henry County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Court records--Virginia--Henry County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Henry County.
• Summonses--Virginia--Henry County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data