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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 19 June 2006 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Williamsburg (Va.) District Court Clerk's Fee Bill, 1790 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1141985 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2006 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Williamsburg (Va.) District Court Clerk's Fee Bill, 1790 1141985 Library of Virginia 2 p. English Williamsburg (Va.) District Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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Preferred Citation

Williamsburg (Va.) District Court Clerk's Fee Bill, 1790. Local government records collection, Williamsburg Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 39022.

Historical Information

Williamsburg was established in 1699. It was incorporated as a borough in 1722 and incorporated as a city in 1884.

James City County was recognized in 1634 as an original shire. Williamsburg was founded in 1699 and declared a “city Incorporate” by a royal charter in 1722, although its actual status was that of a borough. Beginning in 1770, the courts of James City County and Williamsburg shared a common courthouse. During the Civil War, the records of both localities were transferred to Richmond for safekeeping, but were destroyed by fire there on April 3, 1865. The records of the superior court of chancery for the Williamsburg district were destroyed by a courthouse fire in April 1911.

Scope and Content

Williamsburg (Va.) District Court Clerk's Fee Bill, 1790. Consists of a clerk's fee bill from William Russell, Clerk of Williamsburg District Court, for entering a judgment, a copy, an order, and a record.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

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Index Terms Corporate Names: Williamsburg (Va.)--District Court. Subjects: Clerks of Court--Virginia--Williamsburg. Geographical Names: Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Court records--Virginia--Williamsburg. Local government records--Virginia--Williamsburg.