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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Callie Lou Freed, 24 May 2012 Description is in English 2014-01-13 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Prince William County (Va.) Poll Books, 1902-1924 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1125538-1125539 Callie Lou Freed

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Prince William County (Va.) Poll Books, 1902-1924 1125538-1125539 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 2 v. English Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Prince William County (Va.) Poll Books, 1902-1924. Local Government Records Collection, Prince William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These volumes came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Prince William County.

Historical Information

Prince William County was formed from Stafford and King George Counties by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The county was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland and third son of King George II.

Many pre-Civil War records were lost, destroyed, or stolen by Union troops in 1863 during the Civil War. Sixteen deed books and five will books are missing.

Scope and Content

Prince William County (Va.) Poll Books cover 1902-1924. Polls are lists of persons who voted in each election in each precinct; they may be recorded on a single sheet of paper or in poll books, which is the modern practice.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Prince William County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Prince William County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Prince William 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: Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Prince William County. Geographical Names: Prince William County (Va.)--History--20th century. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Prince William County.