Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgments, 1739-1914. Local government records collection, Westmoreland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Westmoreland County (Va.).

Historical Information

Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. Part of King George County was added in 1777.

Scope and Content

Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgments, 1739-1914, contain civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Arrangement

Arrangement by year, month, and alphabetically by plaintiff surname.

Related Material

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

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Civil procedure -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
• Debt -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
• Public records -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.

Geographical Names:

• Westmoreland County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Decisions -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
• Judicial records -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.

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