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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 14 December 2006 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Appomattox County (Va.) Land Grant to William Jones, 1848 Jan. 31 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 41008 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2006 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Appomattox County (Va.) Land Grant to William Jones, 1848 Jan. 31 41008 Library of Virginia 1 microfilm reel (3 images) English This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Robert Alonzo Brock Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Appomattox County (Va.) Land Grant to William Jones, 1848 Jan. 31, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller-Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Appomattox County was named for the Appomattox River, which rises in the county. The name was borne earlier by an Indian tribe living near the mouth of the river. The county was formed from parts of Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte, and Campbell Counties in 1845, and another part of Campbell was added in 1848.

All records except land tax books were destroyed by fire on 1 February 1892.

Scope and Content

Appomattox County (Va.) Land Grant to William Jones, 1848 Jan. 31.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Appomattox County Land Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. See A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.

Appomattox County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Appomattox County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Appomattox County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records-- Virginia--Appomattox County. Geographical Names: Appomattox County (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Land grants-- Virginia--Appomattox County. Land records-- Virginia--Appomattox County. Local government records--Virginia--Appomattox County.