City of Chesapeake (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1728-1951 circa

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:

City of Chesapeake (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1728-1951 circa. Local government records collection, Chesapeake Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
City of Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

City of Chesapeake (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1728-1951 circa. Local government records collection, Chesapeake Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

City of Chesapeake (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1728-1951 circa, typically consist of bonds, commissions, oaths, certificates, and appointments related to holding public office. Some collections can include ministers' bonds.

Biographical / historical:

Chesapeake is a diverse city in which a few urban areas are located; it also has many square miles of protected farmland, forests, and wetlands, including a substantial portion of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Extending from the rural border with North Carolina to the harbor area of Hampton Roads adjacent to the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, Chesapeake is located on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It has miles of waterfront industrial, commercial and residential property.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from City of Chesapeake.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 box