Gloucester County (Va.) Minute Book, 1867-1876

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

Background

Scope and content:

Gloucester County (Va.) Minute Book, 1867-1876, records all matters brought before the court on a daily basis when it was in session, including but not limited to: civil and criminal suites, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to appropriate order book, deed book, fiduciary book, free negro register, etc.

Biographical / historical:

Gloucester County was formed in 1651 from York County. All records were destroyed by an 1820 fire, and most of the records created after 1820 were destroyed by fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Gloucester County Circuit Court.
Arrangement:

Chronological by entry date.

Physical location:
The Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.