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Caffrey and Carpenter versus Wellington Gordon exhibit book, 1847-1854, records contracts, proposals from various companies, and specifications related to the construction of dams and locks for a canal along the Rappahannock River. It was used as evidence to prove Gordon's failure to complete construction of the canal.

Fauquier County (Va.) Health and Medical Records, 1833-1850, consist of one folder of Mental Health Records for four individuals, and may include warrants, orders, petitions, depositions, reports, etc. for or by justices of the peace, local sheriffs, and others regarding the mental condition of individuals who were released to the recognizance of a family member or who were committed to a mental hospital. Fiduciary records such as estate inventories of a person judged insane and receipts for services transporting persons to hospitals may also be present.

The Fauquier County (Va.) Board of the Overseer of the Poor Minutes is one volume dated 1804-1845. The minutes give the names of people receiving financial support, food, and clothing, as well as binding children as apprentices, and the burial of the deceased. Records concerning the poorhouse are included. The minutes also include the details of the collection of the levy for the poor and how the money was spent.

Fauquier County (Va.) Business Records, 1833-1912, are comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Fauquier County (Va.) Represented records consist of bound volumes such as account books, ledgers, a register and a daybook.

Fauquier County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes Ended, 1891-1892, are largely unprocessed with this record concerning only a handful of cases relating to Lee Heflin and Joseph Dye and their subsequent lynchings. The material found in these cases consist primarily of warrants, summons, indictments, and verdicts handed down by grand juries.

Fauquier County General Voter Registration, records the roll of registered voters in Fauquier County. The volume is divided by precincts: Markham, Orlean, Fiery Run, Marshall, Hume, Paris, Upperville, Rectortown, Landmark, The Plains, New Baltimore, Warrenton, Morrisville, Bealeton, Remington, Auburn, Catlett, Calverton, Bristersburg, and White Ridge; and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volumes includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

Fauquier County (Va.) Minute Books, 1797-1819, record all matters brought before the court 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.

Fauquier County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1851, consists of loose naturalization records filed in the local court. Loose naturalization records may include affidavits, reports for naturalization, declarations of intent to become United States citizens, and notices of application for admission of citizenship. The reports are narrative accounts made by applicants summarizing their journey to the United States. The declarations of intent record the person's name, place of birth, age, country of previous citizenship, renunciation of allegiance and fidelity to the nation of which the person is currently a citizen, and the date the intention was sworn. Affidavits, signed by those who knew the applicant and could vouch for their loyalty to the United States, may also be filed with the reports and declarations.

Fauquier County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1795-1814 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Fauquier County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1817 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.