A Guide to the Albemarle County Court Order Books 1825-1836
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 11034
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Preferred Citation
Albemarle County Court Order Books, 1834-1835, Accession #11034, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
The volumes were given to the Library by Betsey Gilmer Tremain of Charlottesville, Virginia, on May 7, 1992.
Alternative Form
These volumes are also available on microfilm as Manuscript Division Reel #652.
Biographical/Historical Information
Ira Garrett (1791-1870) had a long history of service to Albemarle County beginning as a Deputy Sheriff under Benjamin Harris in 1815 and Robert Davis in 1817. He became a deputy County Clerk under his brother Alexander Garrett, 1818-1830, and was made the County Clerk in 1831. In 1852, after the adoption of the revised Virginia State Constitution, Ira Garrett was elected clerk of both the Circuit and County Courts.
Scope and Content Information
This collection consists of two bound volumes, 1834-1845, the memoranda books (order books) of the Albemarle County Court, kept by the County Clerk, Ira Garrett (1791-1870) and describing the daily activities conducted in the court, including purchases of slaves, lawsuits, copies of deeds, subpoenas, copies of wills, etc.