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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 29 April 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Fairfax County (Va.) Petition of Alexander Jennings for Relief from a Fine, 1750 Jun. 25 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1199488 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2009 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Fairfax County (Va.) Petition of Alexander Jennings for Relief from a Fine, 1750 Jun. 25 1199488 Library of Virginia 1 p. English Fairfax County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Fairfax County (Va.) Petition of Alexander Jennings for Relief from a Fine, 1750 Jun. 25. Local government records collection, Fairfax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 44231.

Historical Information

Fairfax County was named for Thomas Fairfax, sixth baron Fairfax of Cameron, proprietor of the Northern Neck. It was formed from Prince William County in 1742.

Original wills and deeds as well as many other loose papers were destroyed during the Civil War; deed books for twenty-six of the fifty-six years between 1763 and 1819 are missing. Numerous pre-Civil War minute books are missing as well.

Scope and Content

Fairfax County (Va.) Petition of Alexander Jennings for Relief from a Fine, 1750 Jun. 25. Jennings petitions the court for relief from a fine for neglecting to mend the road between Goose Creek and Great Limeflow. He cites a shortage of hands due to great sickness in the area, and cold and bad weather.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Fairfax County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. See A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm

See 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: Fairfax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Fairfax County. Geographical Names: Fairfax County (Va.)--History--18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Petitions--Virginia--Fairfax County. Local Government Records--Virginia--Fairfax County. Road and Bridge Records--Virginia--Fairfax County.