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Prince George County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1816-1838, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship given by the Overseers of the Poor, showing the names of master and apprentice, the trade to be taught, details of the contract, the amount of the bond and the names of sureties. Many of the apprentices bound out prior to 1866 were free African Americans.

Prince George County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1745-1956, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

Prince George County (Va.) Court Records, 1711-1879 circa, undated, includes miscellaneous records from the following series: bonds/oaths/commissions, court records (judgments, chancery, and criminal causes), election records, ficudiary records, land records, military and pension records, tax and fiscal records, and wills.