Prince William County (Va.) Bond Book, 1753-1786

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Prince William County (Va.) Bond Book, 1753-1786. Local government records collection, Prince William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Prince William County (Va.) Bond Book, 1753-1786. Local government records collection, Prince William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Prince William County (Va.) Bond Book, 1753-1786. Bonds are obligations or covenants between persons, made binding by a money guarantee. Bonds are given for various causes, and show the names of the principal and sureties, the date, amount and condition of the obligation, and signatures.

Biographical / historical:

Prince William County was formed from Stafford and King George Counties by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The county was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland and third son of King George II.

Many pre-Civil War records were lost, destroyed, or stolen by Union troops in 1863 during the Civil War. Sixteen deed books and five will books are missing.

The records in this volume were orginially created by the County Court.

Acquisition information:
This volume came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Prince William County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v. (photostat)