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      <titleproper>A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Order to Examine Witnesses in a Chancery Cause, <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1785</date></titleproper>
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        <p>Bedford County (Va.) Order to Examine Witnesses in a Chancery Cause, 1785. Local government records collection, Bedford County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
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        <p>This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 37165.
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      <p>Bedford County was formed in 1753 from Lunenburg County.  Part of Albemarle County was added in 1753 and part of Lunenburg was added later. 
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      <p>Bedford County (Va.) Order to Examine Witnesses in a Chancery Cause, 1785. Consists of an order to Alexander St. Clair and Robert Gamble, Gentlemen, of Augusta County (Va.), to examine witnesses for the Bedford County chancery cause of Joseph Poindexter vs. James Gatewood.          
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        <p>Additional Bedford County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult <extref xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href=" https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA023">"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm"</extref> found on the Library of Virginia web site.
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