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Preferred Citation

Russell County (Va.) Summons in chancery, Fugate vs. Exr of Browning, 1844. Local government records collection, Russell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 50747.

Historical Information

Russell County was named for William Russell, a Clinch Valley pioneer and the member of the House of Delegates who introduced the legislation forming the county from Washington County in 1786.

Created in 1786. The first marriage register and most loose papers were lost in a fire in the clerk’s office in 1872. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills (except Will Book 1) exist.

Scope and Content

Russell County (Va.) Summons in chancery, Fugate vs. Exr of Browning, 1844, are two summons from the chancery suit of William Fugate vs. Exr of William Browning. The originals have been removed to Russell Co. Chancery Causes, 1844-001, William Fugate vs. Exr. of William Browning, and photocopies left in this accession.

Related Material

Russell County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Russell Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localites Database found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Russell County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity -- Virginia -- Russell County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Chancery causes -- Virginia -- Russell County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Russell County.

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