PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04756::A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Records, 1757-1857)//EN" "vi04756.xml" A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Records 1757-1857 Bedford County (Va.) Records 0007513610 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia © 2014 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Greg Crawford, 27 June 2014 Description is in English A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Records, 1757-1857 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 0007513610

Library of Virginia 2014 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Bedford County (Va.) Records 1757-1857 0007513610 Library of Virginia .25 cu.ft. English Bedford County(Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Bedford County (Va.) Records, 1757-1857. Local government records collection, Bedford County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Bedford County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Historical Information

Bedford County was named probably for John Russell, fourth duke of Bedford, who served as secretary of state for the southern department from 1748 to 1751 and had general supervision of colonial affairs. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1753, and parts of Albemarle and Lunenburg Counties were added in 1755. The county court first met on 5 May 1754. The county seat is the town of Bedford.

Scope and Content

Bedford County (Va.) Records etc., 1757-1857, consists of the following record series Tax and Fiscal Records, Court Records, Fiduciary Records, Officials' Bonds, a plat,Clerks' Records, Judgments, and a city of Staunton lottery ticket. The collection also includes a land grant to Guy Smith, 1780, that was used as an exhibit in a court suit titled Guy Smith versus Jammes Brummet.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Bedford 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.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Bedford County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records. Genre and Form Terms: Judicial Records -- Virginia -- Richmond. Local government records -- Virginia -- Richmond.