Warren County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1827-1951

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:

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Preferred citation:

Warren County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1827-1951. Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Warren County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1827-1951. Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Warren County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1827-1951 contains Official's Oaths, Bond Books, Forthcoming Bonds, Officer's Bond Book, List of Officer's Bond, Record of County Officer's Bonds, All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, and a bond book for Special Commissioners and Trustees.

Barcode Number 1013587 contains Official's Oaths, 1827-1945, Box 199. Barcode Number 1013586 contains Official's Oaths, 1879-1926, Box 198.

This volume contains the records of bonds.

This is a collection of three forthcoming bonds.

Barcode Number 1096429 contains Officer's Bond Book, Volume 3, 1928-1945. Barcode Number 1096428 contains Officer's Bond Book, Volume 4, 1944-1951.

This volume contains a list of county officer's bonds.

This volume contains county officer's bonds.

Barcode Number 1096434 contains All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, Volume 3, 1924-1931. Barcode Number 1096433 contains All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, Volume, 4, 1931-1938. Barcode Number 1096432 contains All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, Volume 5, 1938-1948.

This volume is Bond Book, Volume 1, 1914-1943.

This volume contains bonds for special commissioners and trustees.

Biographical / historical:

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

Bonds are obligations or covenants between persons, made binding by a money guarantee. Bonds are given for various causes. They show the names of the principal and sureties, the date, amount and condition of the obligation, and signatures. Person receiving commissions to serve as officials in the county or city governments provided a bond for their service.

People were given commissions by the Colonial Government, the State Government and other groups, to serve as officers in the militia and the county or city government. Once they received a commission, they had to take an Oath of Office to serve.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
13 boxes and or volumes.