Arlington County (Va.) Dismissals at Rules, 1790-1864 (bulk 1797-1838)

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Arlington County (Va.) Circuit Court

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Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law." A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case. Arlington County was originally named Alexandria County. It was formed from a portion of Fairfax County that Virginia in 1789 ceded to the federal government for use as the site of a new national capital. In 1801 the area officially be...

Alexandria County (Va.)

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Alexandria (Va.)

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