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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 05 January 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Nelson County (Va.) Land Grants, 1828-1854 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 Nelson County (Va.) Land Grants, 1828-1854 41008 Library of Virginia 1 microfilm reel (19 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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Use Restrictions

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred Citation

Nelson County (Va.) Land Grants, 1828-1854, 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

Nelson County (Va.) was named for Thomas Nelson, Jr., governor of Virginia from June to November 1781. It was formed in 1807 from Amherst County.

Scope and Content

Nelson County (Va.) Land Grants, 1828-1854. The collection contains nine land grants, as follows: to John Gray, 1828 Nov. 29; to William W. Campbell, 1833 Dec. 3; to Edward and Thomas Massie, 1834 Nov. 13; to James W. Campbell, 1835 May 7; to Mayo Cabell, 1835 Feb. 23; to Ryland Rodes, 1854 Jan. 2; to Albert G. Loving, 1852 July 20; to Washington Campbell, 1854 Oct. 2; and to Ryland Rodes, 1854 Jan. 2.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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

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