Nelson County Bond Books, 1852-1919

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:
Nelson County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

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. Some of the bond books in this collection are comprised of officials' bonds--given by those elected to a county office.

Biographical / historical:

Nelson County was formed in 1807 from Amherst County. The county was named for Thomas Nelson, Jr., governor of Virginia from June to November 1781.

Some of the volumes found in this collection were originally created by the County Court.

Acquisition information:
These volumes came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Nelson County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
9 v.