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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Catherine OBrion, 08 June 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Land Warrant List, 1783 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 43214 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2007 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Mecklenburg County (Va.) Land Warrant List, 1783 43214 Library of Virginia 1 p. English Mecklenburg County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Local government records collection, Mecklenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 43214.

 Historical Information

Mecklenburg County was named, like Charlotte County, for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of George III. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1764.

Created in 1764. Numerous loose records prior to 1783 are missing. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist

 Scope and Content

Mecklenburg County (Va.) Land Warrant List, 1783. The list contains six land warrants issued in Mecklenburg County in May and June 1783. The warrants were issued to Jacob Chavers, assignee of John Jones; Edward Cheatham, Samuel Hopkins, Sr., John Johnson, Assgn. of Edward Cheatham, Benjamin Petty Poole, and William Neal.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Mecklenberg County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Mecklenberg Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localites Database found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Mecklenburg County (Va.) Circuit Court Geographical Names: Mecklenburg County (Va.)--History--18th century Genre and Form Terms: Land records--Virginia--Mecklenburg County. Local government records--Virginia--Mecklenburg County. Warrant books--Virginia--Mecklenburg County. Local government records--Virginia--Mecklenburg County.