This series consists of loose public records from the first years of the Charlottesville Corporation Court. They include written judgments, summonses, writs of execution, license applications, election certifications, and affidavits.

The arrangement of the items in this series remains unchanged from when they were transferred to the University of Virginia Law Library.

The Clerk's Office of the Charlottesville Corporation Court created this index to facilitate the discovery of deeds under their care. Deeds are listed in alphabetical order by the name of the parties involved. Each index entry includes the date of the deed, the names of the parties, a brief description of the property, and the location of the record in the Clerk's deed books.

The clerks of the Charlottesville Corporation and Circuit Courts arranged the records in the books chronologically. In this series, the books are also arranged chronologically.

The charter books contain bound legal records documenting the creation, alteration, and dissolution of corporations and business partnerships in Charlottesville. These include charters, articles of incorporation, certificates, and statements of change.

The forms in this series document the commitment of individuals that the Commonwealth of Virginia classified as "mentally ill" to public institutions and private facilities.

The records in this series are closed to researchers for 125 years after their creation. The commitment records contain sensitive health information about the subjects involved. Access restrictions exist to protect their privacy.

This series consists of a small amount of records documenting elections in Charlottesvile.

The Corporation and Circuit Courts of Charlottesville registered their cases in these docket books. Each book entry records a docket number, the attorneys' names, the parties involved, actions, and trial dates.

These books record fees issued by and paid to Charlottesville's Corporation Court.

This series contains books that record liens filed in the Clerk's Office of the Charlottesville Corporation Court. The books include a copy of the written lien, court acknowledgment of the lien, and notes about resulting payments and deliveries. This series also contains an index to facilitate the discovery of records in the books.

In these books, the Clerk's Office for the Charlottesville Corporation Court made brief notes about various actions involving the Court, including summonses, subpoenas, and petitions. The Office entered the notes in chronological order.

The ledgers in this series contain records of delinquent real estate taxes in Charlottesville and the sale of delinquent properties to the Comptroller. Ledger entries include the following information: name of the person assessed, location of the property, a history of tax payments, and the date of sale to the Comptroller.

This series consists of personal property assessment tables for the City of Charlottesville. The tables are bound into books and contain the following data: name and address of person assessed, values of various kinds of personal property, tax amounts, and tax penalties. The Office of the Commissioner of Revenue for the City of Charlottesville produced the tables and filed them with the Clerk of the Charlottesville Circuit Court.