A Guide to the Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1779-1865 Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1779-1865 41008

A Guide to the Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1779-1865

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 41008

Library of Virginia

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Processed by: Greg Crawford

Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

41008

Title

Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1779-1865

Physical Characteristics

Miscellaneous reel 4608

Collector

Robert Alonzo Brock

Language

English

Note

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred Citation

Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1779-1865, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Augusta County was formed in 1738 from Orange County. The county government was established 1745.

Scope and Content

Records, 1779-1865, of Augusta County consist of a copy of William Christian's will (1779) and a court order (1865) giving the county's response to the governor of Virginia's request for one hundred slaves in the county to work for sixty days on the fortifications in Richmond. The court order list the reasons why the county wanted to be exempt from the requistion of slaves stating that one third of the county's slaves have escaped and one fourth had been impressed into Confederate military service.

Access Terms

Corporate Name

Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subject Terms

African Americans--History--1863-1877.
African Americans--Virginia--Augusta County.
Public records--Virginia--Augusta County.
Slavery--Virginia--Augusta County.
Slaves--United States.
Slaves--Virginia--Augusta County.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Geographic Terms

Augusta County (Va.)--History.

Record Type

Judicial Records--Virginia--Augusta County.
Wills--Virginia--Augusta County.

Added Entry - Personal Name

Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Location of Originals

Originals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Augusta County (Va.)--History.