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Arlington County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Minutes, 1907-1932 consists of twelve volumes primarily concerned with maintenance and construction of county buildings, roads, and fiscal matters.

Plats are maps, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Information commonly found in plats are property boundaries, land features, and names of property owners. These plats were made in connection with a land transaction, estate settlement or court case.

Arlington County (Va.) Judgments and Criminal Suits, 1783-1896 (bulk 1786-1859), consist primarily of civil suits and commonwealth causes heard in the Hustings Court of Alexandria and the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. The majority of civil suits relate to matters of debt.

Arlington County (Va.) Minute Books, 1785-1904, record all matters on a daily basis when it was in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, 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. Collection includes minute books from the Hustings Court of Alexandria, Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, Orphans' Court, and County Court.

Arlington County (Va.) Records, circa 1784-1943, undated, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Marriage and Vital Statistics, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records and Overseers of the Poor Records), Road and Bridge Records, Court Records (subfield series include Personal Documentation Records, Chancery Records, Clerk's Records, Judgments, Criminal Records and Jury Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Organization Records, Wills, Business Records and Miscellaneous Records.