A Guide to the List of caveats determined in the general court from the Virginia Land Office, 1782-1788 LOI 57

A Guide to the List of caveats determined in the general court from the Virginia Land Office, 1782-1788

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number LOI 57


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
LOI 57
Title
List of caveats determined in the general court from the Virginia Land Office, 1782-1788
Extent
11 items (1 folder)
Creator
Virginia. Land Office
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Land Office. List of caveats determined in the general court from the Virginia Land Office, 1782-1788. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 57, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

Accession LOI 57 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.

Historical Information

The act which established the previous Land Office next hit passed the General Assembly on 22 June 1779. The register was the head of the Office and was appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the legislature.

Scope and Content

These records contain lists of caveats dismissed, abated, or determined at various general court sessions. The lists give the names of the disputing parties, the number of acres under dispute, the county in which the land was located, and the determination of the case, i.e., the judgment entered or whether the case was dismissed or abated. The period covered is 1782-1788; the specific sessions occurred in October 1782, October 1783, April and October 1784, April and October 1785, April 1786, April 1787, and April and October 1788.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Virginia. Land Office
  • Subjects:

  • Land grants -- Virginia.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • State government records -- Virginia