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Chancery papers, ca. 1836-1900

Authors

Format

Microfilm 35mm

Language

English

Publication Date

1978

Publisher

Filmed by the Virginia State Library

Place of Publication

Richmond, Virginia

Physical

on 144 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Notes

Some documents have darkened with age or handwriting has faded which makes them hard to read.

For these cases the Circuit Court sat in chancery which meant it acted as a court of equity. Equity law is a body of legal and procedural rules and doctrines which supplement or override common and statute law to protect rights and enforce duties defined or fixed by substantive law. The court usually dealt with cases which did not need a jury, such as divorces or foreclosures.

Dates given are probably case dates. Documents for a case may be dated much earlier, some as early as 1858.

Contains loose documents, such as court orders, depositions, exhibits, interrogatories, receipts, wills, bonds, sales of land and bonds, reports, etc.

Microfilm of original records at the Roanoke County Courthouse in Salem, Virginia.

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Film/Digital Notes

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NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFormat
Chancery papers, cases 1-25, ca. 1836-1848.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film2133175 8730488
Chancery papers, cases 26-33 (to be cont.), ca. 1840.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film2133176 8730489
Chancery papers, cases 33 (cont.) -45, ca. 1840-1841.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film2133177 8730490
Chancery papers, cases 46-68, ca. 1842-1843.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133178 8459422
Chancery papers, cases 69-94 (to be cont.), ca. 1843-1844.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film2133179 8730491
Chancery papers, cases 94 (cont.) -117, ca. 1844-1845.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133180 8249837
Chancery papers, cases 118-123, ca. 1845.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133181 8459423
Chancery papers, cases 124-132 (to be cont.), ca. 1846.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133182 8459424
Chancery papers, cases 132 (cont.) -141, ca. 1846.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133183 8459425
Chancery papers, cases 142-144 ( to be cont.), ca. 1847.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133184 8459426
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFilmImage Group Number (DGS)Format
Chancery papers, cases 1-25, ca. 1836-1848.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film2133175 8730488
Chancery papers, cases 26-33 (to be cont.), ca. 1840.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film2133176 8730489
Chancery papers, cases 33 (cont.) -45, ca. 1840-1841.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film2133177 8730490
Chancery papers, cases 46-68, ca. 1842-1843.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133178 8459422
Chancery papers, cases 69-94 (to be cont.), ca. 1843-1844.FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film2133179 8730491
Chancery papers, cases 94 (cont.) -117, ca. 1844-1845.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133180 8249837
Chancery papers, cases 118-123, ca. 1845.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133181 8459423
Chancery papers, cases 124-132 (to be cont.), ca. 1846.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133182 8459424
Chancery papers, cases 132 (cont.) -141, ca. 1846.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133183 8459425
Chancery papers, cases 142-144 ( to be cont.), ca. 1847.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2133184 8459426

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