PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04277::A Guide to the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Executor and Administrator Bonds, 1799-1834)//EN" "vi04277.xml" A Guide to the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Executor and Administrator Bonds, 1799-1834 Pittsylvania County (Va.) Executor and Administrator Bonds, 1799-1834 Barcode numbers 000724609 and 000724610 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia © 2011 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 08 August 2011 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Executor and Administrator Bonds, 1799-1834 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 000724609 and 000724610 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2011 Mary Dean Carter Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Pittsylvania County (Va.) Executor and Administrator Bonds, 1799-1834 000724609 and 000724610 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia .90 cu. ft. (2 boxes) English Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Executor and Administrator Bonds, 1799-1834. Local Government Records Collection, Pittsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Pittsylvania County.

Historical Information

Pittsylvania County was named in honor of William Pitt, first earl of Chatham, the English statesman. It was formed from Halifax County in 1766. The county court first met on 26 June 1767. The county seat is Chatham.

Scope and Content

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Executor and Administrator Bonds, 1799-1834, consist of bonds that administrators and executors were required to take out with the justices of the court to guarantee proper execution of their positions. The obligation was made binding by a money guarantee. The bonds show the names of the administrator or executor and their sureties, the date, amount and condition of the obligation, name of the deceased, and signatures.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by surname of deceased.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Pittsylvania County Fiduciary Records can by found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms Corporate Names: Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Administration of estates -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Geographical Names: Pittsylvania County (Va.) -- History Genre and Form Terms: Bonds (legal records) -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Fiduciary records -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County.