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Chancery order books, 1831-1908

Authors

Format

Microfilm 35mm

Language

English

Publication Date

1976

Publisher

Virginia State Library

Place of Publication

Richmond, Virginia

Physical

on 10 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Notes

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

The Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery was established in 1831 and existed until 1851 when it was replaced by the Circuit Court.

For these cases the 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. Orders are judgments based on those laws.

Volumes are individually indexed.

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Film/Digital Notes

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NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFormat
Chancery order bk., v. 1 1831-1846 (Some pages may be out of order.)Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1902629 Item 38151815
Chancery order bks., v. 2-3 1846-1866Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1902630 8151816
Chancery order bks., v. 4-5 1866-1875FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902631 8745163
Chancery order bks., v. 6 1876-1879 v. 7 (p. 1-533) 1879-1880FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902632 8745164
Chancery order bks., v. 7 (p. 534-end)1880-1881 v. 8 1881-1883 v. 9 (p. 25-501) 1883-1885FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902633 8745165
Chancery order bks., v. 9 (p. 500-end)1885-1886 v. 10-11 1886-1889FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902634 8745166
Chancery order bks., v. 12-13 1889-1893FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902635 8745167
Chancery order bks., v. 14-15 1893-1899FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902636 8745168
Chancery order bks., v. 16-17 1895-1904FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902637 8745169
Chancery order bks., v. 18-19 1899-1908FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902638 8745170
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFilmImage Group Number (DGS)Format
Chancery order bk., v. 1 1831-1846 (Some pages may be out of order.)Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1902629 Item 38151815
Chancery order bks., v. 2-3 1846-1866Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1902630 8151816
Chancery order bks., v. 4-5 1866-1875FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902631 8745163
Chancery order bks., v. 6 1876-1879 v. 7 (p. 1-533) 1879-1880FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902632 8745164
Chancery order bks., v. 7 (p. 534-end)1880-1881 v. 8 1881-1883 v. 9 (p. 25-501) 1883-1885FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902633 8745165
Chancery order bks., v. 9 (p. 500-end)1885-1886 v. 10-11 1886-1889FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902634 8745166
Chancery order bks., v. 12-13 1889-1893FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902635 8745167
Chancery order bks., v. 14-15 1893-1899FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902636 8745168
Chancery order bks., v. 16-17 1895-1904FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902637 8745169
Chancery order bks., v. 18-19 1899-1908FamilySearch LibraryUnited States & Canada B1 Floor Film1902638 8745170

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