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Brunswick County (Va.) Stay Law Petitions, 1866-1869

Brunswick County (Va.) Stay Law Petitions, 1866-1869, are petitions of minors, widows, and unmarried women seeking the court's permission to exempt them from the Stay Law so that they can collect the interest on or principal of debt owed to them. Information recorded in the petition include the names of the individuals filing the petition, their status (minor, widow, etc.), and the names of debtors. Some petitions include the names of Confederate servicemen who died during the Civil War and related to the petitioners. Additional records filed with the petitions in the commissioner in chancery's report, the court's decision, and exhibits.

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Brunswick County (Va.) Stay Law Petitions, 1866-1869

Brunswick County (Va.) Circuit Court

Brunswick County (Va.) Stay Law Petitions, 1866-1869, are petitions of minors, widows, and unmarried women seeking the court's permission to exempt them from the Stay Law so that they can collect the interest on or principal of debt owed to them. Information recorded in the petition include the names of the individuals filing the petition, their status (minor, widow, etc.), and the names of debtors. Some petitions include the names of Confederate servicemen who died during the Civil War and related to the petitioners. Additional records filed with the petitions in the commissioner in chancery's report, the court's decision, and exhibits.

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