District and Superior Court of Chancery Records Volumes
Dublin Core
Title
District and Superior Court of Chancery Records Volumes
Subject
Chancery
Superior Court
District Court
Suits
Complete Records
Order Books
Superior Court
District Court
Suits
Complete Records
Order Books
Description
According to the Library of Virginia, Augusta County was the site of a Superior Court of Chancery that held court in Staunton from 1802 to 1832. The Superior Courts of Chancery were created by an act of the General Assembly passed on 23 January 1802. In order to expedite the hearing of chancery suits, the High Court of Chancery was abolished, and the state was divided into three chancery districts with a Superior Court of Chancery for each district. For this reason, these courts were sometimes called "District Courts of Chancery." Suits heard in these courts were typically cases appealed from the local courts. A transcript of the suit from the local court was commonly filed with the appeal. Litigants could by-pass the local courts and file their suits in the chancery district court directly.
Creator
Augusta County Circuit Court
Source
Augusta County Circuit Court
Publisher
Augusta County Circuit Court
Date
1805-1815
Contributor
Whitney Rhodes, Deputy Clerk Archivist
Kofile Technologies
Kofile Technologies
Format
PDF
Language
English
Coverage
Augusta County
Virginia
United States
Virginia
United States
Collection Items
Superior Court of Chancery Record of Chancery Suits Complete Record 1811-1815
This Superior Court of Chancery Record of Chancery Suits Complete Record 1811-1815 was restored through the 2024 Circuit Court Records Preservation Grant.
District and Superior Courts of Chancery Order Book 1805-1807
This District and Superior Courts of Chancery Order Book 1805-1807 was restored through the 2024 Circuit Court Records Preservation Grant. This volume includes an index at the beginning.