Lunenburg County (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762

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
Restrictions:

Closed for reformatting.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Lunenburg County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762, along with closely related court records such as order books and minute books, record all matters brought before the court when it was in session and may contain important information not found anywhere else. Generally minute books contain brief entries. A locality's loose papers are the raw materials from which this type of book was created. Like order books, a wide variety of information is found in its pages including: appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, records of legal disputes heard before the court, and matters related to the fiscal management of the court.

Biographical / historical:

Lunenburg County was named for George II, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, a German possession of the Hanoverian kings of England. It was formed from Brunswick County in 1745.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Lunenburg County under the accession number 43095.
Arrangement:

Chronological by entry date.

Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
6 v.