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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 11 May 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Pleas No. 1, 1752-1755 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1146522-1146523 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Halifax County (Va.) Pleas No. 1, 1752-1755 1146522-1146523 Library of Virginia 2 volumes. English Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Halifax County (Va.) Pleas No. 1, 1752-1755. Local government records collection, Halifax County Pleas No. 1. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Halifax County under the accession number 21520.

Historical Information

Halifax County was named for George Montagu Dunk, second earl of Halifax, who was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752.

Scope and Content

Halifax County (Va.) Pleas No. 1, 1752-1755, consist of Part 1 and Part 2 of the pleas heard May Term 1752-March Term 1755.

The County Courts and City Courts Order Books recorded all matters brought before the court when it was in session. In some of the counties in Virginia, the Court Order Books were called Pleas.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Halifax County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Halifax County Geographical Names: Halifax County (Va.)--History Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Halifax County Contents List Pleas No. 1, 1752-1755

This volume is a photostat copy of Part 1 of Halifax County Pleas, Number 1, 1752-1755.

Pleas No. 1, 1752-1755

This volume is a photostat copy of Part 2 of Halifax County Pleas, Number 1, 1752-1755.