Middlesex County (Va.) Deed of Trust, C.B. Fontaine to Carter B. Berkeley, 1807 June 22

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

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Summary

Creator:

Middlesex County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Middlesex County (Va.) Deed of Trust, C.B. Fontaine to Carter B. Berkeley, 1807 June 22. In the deed, Fontaine grants Carter Berkeley the right to sell, as necessary, certain slaves inherited by his wife, Alice Berkeley, in order to satisfy debts against her inheritance from the estate of her father, the late Edmund Berkeley.

Biographical / historical:

Middlesex County was formed in 1669 from Lancaster County.

Acquisition information:

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 39918ff.

Physical location:

Library of Virginia

Physical description:

4 p.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Claims against decedents' estates--Virginia--Middlesex County.
Slavery--Virginia--Middlesex County.
Deeds--Virginia--Middlesex County.
Land records-Virginia--Middlesex County.
Local government records--Virginia--Middlesex County.