Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Franklin County (Va.) Court Record, 1853. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Franklin County was named for Benjamin Franklin and was formed from Bedford and Henry Counties in 1785.

This record was replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Scope and Content

Franklin County (Va.) Court Record, 1853. The collection contains accounts and a letter from P. Smith to H. Lane. The document was removed from an unknown series of Franklin County court records.

Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

Additional Franklin County court records can be found on microfilm and in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" and The Chancery Records Index .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Franklin County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

• Franklin County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Accounts--Virginia--Franklin County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Franklin County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Franklin County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Franklin County.

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