Culpeper County (Va.) Minutes of the Town of Fairfax, 1759, 1799-1811

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Use microfilm copy, Culpeper County (Va.) Reel 91.

Preferred citation:

Culpeper County (Va.) Minutes of the Town of Fairfax, 1759, 1799-1811. Local government records collection, Culpeper County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Culpeper County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Culpeper County (Va.) Minutes of the Town of Fairfax, 1759, 1799-1811. Local government records collection, Culpeper County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Culpeper County (Va.) Minutes of the Town of Fairfax, 1759, 1799-1811 contains the proceedings of the meetings of the Trustees of Fairfax, and records information such as the appointments of local officials and details of local ordinances.

This volume also includes a copy of the June 21, 1759 plat of Fairfax, which identifies the original location of the courthouse, prison, and stocks.

Biographical / historical:

Culpeper County probably was name for Catherine Culpeper, or for her mother, Margaret Lady Culpeper, or for Thomas Culpeper, second baron Culpeper of Thoresway, governor of Virginia from 1677 to 1683, or for their family, which long held proprietary right in the Northern Neck. It was formed from Orange County in 1749.

The town of Fairfax was chartered by an act of assembly on February 22, 1759. After the town's name was changed to Culpeper in 1859, Fairfax County took the name Fairfax for its county seat.

A significant number of loose records are missing for the period prior to 1840. They were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed during the Civil War. Culpeper was the site of several military engagements and experienced widespread pillaging by both Union and Confederate troops. The county courthouse was used as a jail for Confederate prisoners by Union forces. Volumes that record deeds and wills from the formation of the county exist. Minute books for the periods 1749-1762, 1765-1797, 1812-1813, and 1817 are missing.

Acquisition information:

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Culpeper County under the accession number 43770.

The microfilm copy of this record was generated by OCLC.

Arrangement:

Chronological by entry date.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1v.; 1 microfilm reel