Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Powhatan County (Va.) Court Records, 1847-1857. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Powhatan County was named for the Indian chieftain who ruled the Native American inhabitants of tidewater Virginia in the early seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield was added later.

These records was replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Scope and Content

Powhatan County (Va.) Court Records, 1847-1857. The collection contains two letters removed from Powhatan County court records: a letter from William C. Brazeal to Joseph L. Noble, 1847 May 17, regarding payment of a debt; and a letter from C.P. Davis to Willis J. Dance, 1857 Nov. 5, regarding settlement of the estate of Thomas Pettus.

Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

Additional Powhatan County court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" and The Chancery Records Index .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Judicial records--Virginia--Powhatan County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Powhatan County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Powhatan County.

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