PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi01250::A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated)//EN" "vi01250.xml" A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated 1199469 Vincent T. Brooks Library of Virginia © 2009 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Vincent T. Brooks, 15 April 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Courthouse architectural drawing and related materials, 1764-1840 and undated A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1199469 Vincent T. Brooks

Library of Virginia 2009 Vincent T. Brooks Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated 1199469 Library of Virginia 1 leaf and 9 p. English Bedford County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated. Local government records collection, Bedford County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Bedford County.

Historical Information

Bedford County was formed in 1753 from Lunenburg County. Part of Albemarle County was added in 1754 and an additional section of Lunenburg County was added later.

Scope and Content

Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated. The materials consist of reports, orders, a survey, specifications, and architectural renderings for various county buildings created over a period of years at the behest of the Bedford County justices. Included is a bill for work on the courthouse from H. G. Hughes, undated; an undated plan and specifications for the new jail in the Town of Liberty; a plat of the prison boundaries in New London, 1764; an architectural drawing and specifications for a courthouse building, 1785; an order and specifications for a new clerk's office, 1828; and an order creating a committee to inspect the jail, 1840.

The most noteworthy document is the 1785 architectural rendering of the courthouse. This unique fold-down plan two-dimensionally illustrates the floor plan, walls, roof, and chimney of the proposed structure. The drawing is unsigned so the delineator is not known.

Index Terms Persons: Aunspaugh, Frederick Ewing, Robert Flood, J. Hold, John W. Hughes, H. G. Jones, William R. McDaniel, Sodorrick Mitchell, Robert C. Saunders, William Stith, Richard Surry, William Talbot, Isham Walker, William J. Watts, William W. Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Matthew Wingfield, Gustavus A. Corporate Names: Bedford County (Va.). Circuit Court. Bedford County (Va.). County Court. Subjects: Architecture -- Virginia -- Bedford County. Courthouses-- Virginia -- Bedford County -- Designs and plans. Jails-- Virginia -- Bedford County -- Designs and plans. Public Buildings-- Virginia -- Bedford County -- Designs and plans. Geographical Names: Bedford County -- Buildings, structures, etc. Bedford County -- History -- 18th century. Bedford County -- History -- 19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- Bedford County. Plats -- Virginia -- Bedford County. Reports -- Virginia -- Bedford County. Specifications -- Virginia -- Bedford County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Bedford County.