PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi05207::A Guide to the Amelia County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1735-1891 circa)//EN" "vi05207.xml" A Guide to the Amelia County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1735-1891 circa Amelia County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1735-1891 circa 7901144 Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia © 2019 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sherri Bagley, 11 December 2019 Description is in English A Guide to the Amelia County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1735-1891 circa A Collection in the Library of Virginia 7901144 Sherri Bagley

Library of Virginia 2019 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Amelia County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1735-1891 circa 7901144 Library of Virginia 1 box English Amelia County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Amelia County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1735-1891 circa. Local government records collection, Amelia County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Amelia County. A portion of the records were transferred under accession numbers 37990, 37993 and 37995, and 40724.

Historical Information

Amelia County was named for Amelia Sophia Eleanora, daughter of George II of England. It was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties in 1734. Its area is 366 square miles, and the county seat is Amelia.

Scope and Content

Amelia County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1735-1891 circa, typically consist of Apprentice Indentures, 1736-1890; Bonds, 1751-1870; Commissions, 1842-1886; Justice of the Peace Commissions, 1780-1842; Miscellaneous Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1736-1882; Oaths, undated, 1759-1870; Sheriff's Bonds, 1735-1849; Sheriff's Commissions, 1784-1843. Box also contains the following accessioned items: Official's Bond, 1854; Justice of the Peace Bond, 1804 and Oath, 1838 all with Accession number 37990, 37993 and 37995; Oaths of Allegiance, 1777-1778, with Accession number 37995.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Accomack County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Amelia County (Va.). Circuit Court Subjects: Oaths -- Virginia -- Amelia County. Public officers -- Virginia -- Amelia County. Geographical Names: Amelia County (Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Appointments -- Virginia -- Amelia County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Amelia County. Oaths -- Virginia -- Amelia County. Performance bonds -- Virginia -- Amelia County.