PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02952::A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Minute Book, 1814-1815)//EN" "vi02952.xml" A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Minute Book, 1814-1815 Norfolk County (Va.) Minute Book, 1814-1815 1122295 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia © 2019 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Greg Crawford, 25 October 2019 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Minute Book, 1814-1815 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1122295 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2019 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Norfolk County (Va.) Minute Book, 1814-1815 1122295 Library of Virginia 1 v. English Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Norfolk County (Va.) Minute Book, 1814-1815. Local government records collection, Norfolk 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 city of Chesapeake.

Historical Information

Norfolk County was created in 1691 when Lower Norfolk County was divided into Norfolk County and Princess Anne County. Norfolk County became extinct on 1 January 1963, when it was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk to form the city of Chesapeake. The county seat was Portsmouth.

Scope and Content

Norfolk County (Va.) Minute Book, 1814-1815, record all matters brought before the court on a daily basis when it was in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to appropriate order book, deed book, fiduciary book, free negro register, etc.

Arrangement

Chronological by entry date.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Norfolk County 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: Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: County officials and employees--Virginia--Norfolk County Public records--Virginia--Norfolk County Geographical Names: Norfolk County (Va.)--History--19th century Genre and Form Terms: Judicial records--Virginia--Norfolk County Local government records--Virginia--Norfolk County Minute books--Virginia--Norfolk County Added Entry - Corporate Name: Norfolk County (Va.) County Court