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Essex County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths consist of a Bond Book, 1816-1817 and 1820-1825 and 4 Hollinger boxes of various category types with dates ranging from 1678-1909.

Essex County (Va.) Chancery Dockets, Vols. 1-2, date from 1831-1847. A chancery docket is a brief formal record of proceedings in a court of judicial equity; an entry of all acts in the conduct of a case, from inception to conclusion.

Essex County (Va.) Clerk's Fees, 1841-1848. The records document fees charged to several individuals and Langston and Company for services provided by the Essex Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery. Services provided include entering a judgment, filing papers, etc.

Essex County (Va.) County Court Records, 1683-1912, found at the Library of Virginia include 8 boxes of unprocessed Executions, a box of unprocessed suit papers, 6 boxes of processed Judgments and 1 box of unprocessed Judgments.

Essex County (Va.) Court Records are comprised of the following: Unprocessed Executions, 1765-1846; a Chancery Rule Docket, 1831-1888 and a Chancery Docket, Vol. 2, 1848-1862.

Essex County (Va.) Election Records date from 1741-1912 and cover a variety of record types.

Essex County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1678-1913 (bulk 1730-1913) are comprised of the following: 2 boxes of Estate Inventories, 12 boxes of various types of records related to the category (including Appraisements and Bonds), a Guardians' Book and a Record of Guardians' Bonds.

Essex County (Va.) Land Records, 1809-1843, consist of a box of Processioners' Reports and a Deed Book

Essex County (Va.) Law Issue Docket dates from 1856-1870. An issue is the act of issuing or promulgating--to issue an order or writ. An issue docket is the record of issuance, showing parties' names, actions and remarks.

Essex County (Va.) List of Guardians, 1804-1823, was a register kept by the county court clerk. According to a note found in the front of the volume, the clerk was ordered to issue summonses against all guardians who obtained their appointments during this time period so that all accounts could be settled. The register lists the names of the guardians, the names of the wards, the date of the guardians' qualifications, the names of the parents, the account of guardianship (when settled and for what years) and any accounts not settled.