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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 19 July 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Charles City County (Va.) County Court Records, 1650-1900 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1044732-1154518 circa Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Charles City County (Va.) County Court Records, 1650-1900 1044732-1154518 circa Library of Virginia 25 boxes and/or volumes English Charles City County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Charles City County (Va.) County Court Records, 1650-1900, Local government records collection, Charles City County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Charles City County. Portions of the collection were transferred under the following accession numbers: 19932, 22638, 22639, 22675, 22709, and 40581.

Historical Information

Charles City County was named for Charles I of England and was one of the eight shires established in 1634. Its area is 204 square miles, and the county seat is Charles City.

Records have been destroyed at various times. The most damage occurred during the Civil War when the records were strewn through the woods in a rainstorm. A few pre-Civil War volumes such as deed books, will books, minute books, and order books exist.

Scope and Content

Charles City County (Va.) County Court Records, 1650-1900, consists of Chancery Order Book, Chancery Rules, Clerk's Fee Book, Common Law Process Book, Docket Book, Execution Books, Judgment Docket Book, Minute Books, Order Book with Deeds and Wills, Order Books, Orders, Process Book, and Subpoena Docket and Witness Attendance Book.

Charles City County (Va.) Minute Book, 1830-1837, includes minutes of the Board of Military Exemption, 1862.

Conservation of pages from 1650, 1672-1673, and 1766 record books were partially funded by the Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers through the Library of Virginia Foundation's Adopt Virginia History Program.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.

Additional Charles City County 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: Charles City County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Charles City County. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Charles City County.