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Preferred Citation

Staunton (Va.) Memorandum of an Agreement between Robert Leawright and Isaac Strider, 1834. Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item was returned to the library from the National Archives in November 1949 under the accession number 23476b.

Historical Information

The city of Staunton is located in Augusta County. Established as a town in 1761, it was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as an city in 1871. It is one of Virginia's independent cities and therefore functions administratively separately from the county in which it is located.

Scope and Content

Staunton (Va.) Memorandum of an Agreement between Robert Leawright and Isaac Strider, 1834, conveys to Isaac Strider and his heirs the water rights to a stream of water passing through a tract of nine hundred acres owned by Robert Leawright.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Staunton.
• Water rights--Virginia--Staunton.

Geographical Names:

• Staunton (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Agreements--Virginia--Staunton.
• Land records--Virginia--Staunton.
• Local government records--Virginia--Staunton.
• Memorandums--Virginia--Staunton.