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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 12 August 22013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Warren County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1827-1951 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1013586-1096537 circa Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Warren County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1827-1951 1013586-1096537 circa State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 13 boxes and or volumes. English Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Warren County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1827-1951. Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.

Historical Information

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

Bonds are obligations or covenants between persons, made binding by a money guarantee. Bonds are given for various causes. They show the names of the principal and sureties, the date, amount and condition of the obligation, and signatures. Person receiving commissions to serve as officials in the county or city governments provided a bond for their service.

People were given commissions by the Colonial Government, the State Government and other groups, to serve as officers in the militia and the county or city government. Once they received a commission, they had to take an Oath of Office to serve.

Scope and Content

Warren County (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1827-1951 contains Official's Oaths, Bond Books, Forthcoming Bonds, Officer's Bond Book, List of Officer's Bond, Record of County Officer's Bonds, All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, and a bond book for Special Commissioners and Trustees.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Warren County Court 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: Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: Bonds--Virginia--Warren County Court records--Virginia--Warren County Oaths--Virginia--Warren County Geographical Names: Warren County (Va.)--History Genre and Form Terms: Commissions--Virginia--Warren County Government records--Virginia--Warren County Local government records--Virginia--Warren County Public records--Virginia--Warren County Contents List Official's Oaths, 1879-1945

Barcode Number 1013587 contains Official's Oaths, 1827-1945, Box 199. Barcode Number 1013586 contains Official's Oaths, 1879-1926, Box 198.

Bond Book, 1882-1901

This volume contains the records of bonds.

Forthcoming Bonds, 1892

This is a collection of three forthcoming bonds.

Officer's Bond Books, 1928-1951

Barcode Number 1096429 contains Officer's Bond Book, Volume 3, 1928-1945. Barcode Number 1096428 contains Officer's Bond Book, Volume 4, 1944-1951.

List of Officer's Bonds, 1905-1927

This volume contains a list of county officer's bonds.

Record of County Officer's Bonds, 1889-1904

This volume contains county officer's bonds.

All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, 1924-1948

Barcode Number 1096434 contains All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, Volume 3, 1924-1931. Barcode Number 1096433 contains All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, Volume, 4, 1931-1938. Barcode Number 1096432 contains All Bonds Except Officer's Bonds, Volume 5, 1938-1948.

Bond Book, 1914-1943

This volume is Bond Book, Volume 1, 1914-1943.

Bond Book-Special Commissioners and Trustees, 1901-1918

This volume contains bonds for special commissioners and trustees.