Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Miscellaneous Records, 1834-1870 that were transferred in accession 53810 under the title “Greensville County Dead Papers” and in adjacent boxes have undergone minimal processing. The remaining miscellaneous records from this locality are still unprocessed and need review prior to use by researchers. All records remain tri-folded or in original bundles and may be fragile. Contact Archives Research services for availability.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Greensville County (Va.) Miscellaneous Records, 1781-1957. Local government records collection, Greensville County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a 2023 transfer of court papers from Greensville County under accession number 53810.

Processing Information

Encoded by M. Long: October 2023.

Miscellaneous Records, 1834-1870 that were transferred in accession 53810 under the title “Greensville County Dead Papers” and in adjacent boxes were processed using minimal processing standards: Locality records were organized by broad record category (election records, fiduciary records, etc.) with minimal other arrangement. These records have not been flattened, foldered, mended, or separated by individual record type (like summons, appraisements, etc.).

The remaining miscellaneous records are still unprocessed.

Historical Information

Context for Record Type: Powers of attorney were instruments conferring authority to act as attorney in fact of another person. These records are commonly related to land conveyances, and are often recorded in deed books.

Estrays were stray livestock found wandering. An inquest was held to determine the value of the livestock in order to reimburse the person who had found and cared for the animal. The report generally includes a physical description of the animal as well as an assessed monetary value.

Estray records give public notice of valuable, tame animals, either lost or found wandering and presumed escaped from their owners, allowing the owners to reclaim the animals. Entries generally indicate by whom the animal was taken up, before what justice the person went and when, and the description and appraisement (value) of the animal.

Locality History: Greensville County was named either for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, commanding general of the Continental army in the South during part of the Revolutionary War, or for Sir Richard Grenville, leader of the Roanoke Island settlement of 1585. The county was formed from Brunswick County on 28 November 1780.

Scope and Content

Greensville County (Va.) Miscellaneous Records, 1781-1957, consist of records produced by a locality that do not fall easily into the main local record group categories. A portion of the miscellaneous records, 1834-1870, have undergone minimal processing. This has allowed for the documentation of specific record types and various trends found in this set of records. The remaining miscellaneous records are completely unprocessed.

Miscellaneous Records, 1834-1870 that have undergone minimal processing consist of the following:

Significant materials include county resolutions from 1864 thanking the Petersburg Rail Road Company for transporting Confederate soldiers free of charge during the Civil War.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Related Material

See also Greensville County (Va.) Ministers' Returns and Certificates of Strays, 1781-1851 at the Library of Virginia.

Additional Greensville County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

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