Bland County (Va.) Minute Book, 1900-1901

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:

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Preferred citation:

Bland County (Va.) Minute Book, 1900-1901. Local government records collection, Bland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Bland County (Va.) Minute Book, 1900-1901. Local government records collection, Bland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Bland County (Va.) Minute Book, 1900-1901, records all mattters brought before the court on a daily basis when the court is in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to an appropriate order book, deed book, etc. This volume was created by the County Court.

Biographical / historical:

Bland County is said to have been named for Richard Bland, a leader of colonial Virginia's resistance to Great Britain in the 1760s and 1770s. The county was formed from Giles, Wythe, and Tazewell counties in 1861. Another part of Giles county was added in 1900.

Many Bland County loose records were destroyed by fire in 1888. All volumes and part of the chancery papers were saved.

Acquisition information:
This volume came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Bland County.
Arrangement:

Chronological by entry date.

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