Powhatan County (Va.) Road and Bridge Records, 1782-1912

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Powhatan County (Va.) Road and Bridge Records, 1782-1912, consist of the following records: Ferry Records, 1817-1886; Road and Bridge Committee Minutes, 1911; Road Accounts, 1793-1788, undated; Mill Records, 1790-1841, undated; Road Orders, 1804-1903; Road Surveyors Appointments, 1801-1878; Road Reports, 1787-1893, undated; Lists of Road Surveyors, 1796-1885; Lists of Road Hands, 1813-1857, undated; Road Hand Records, 1802-1879; Medical Excuses From Road Work, 1881; Road Claims, 1876-1879; Commissioner of Road Settlements, 1888; Road Petitions, 1782-1915, undated (includes petitions, applications, plats, and motions for roads.)

Biographical / historical:

Powhatan County was named for the paramount chief of the Powhatan Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfer of court papers from Powhatan County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2.25 cu. ft. (5 boxes)