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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 15 June 2016 Description is in English A Guide to the Orange County (Va.) Indentured Servants Suits, 1740-1803 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1171438 G. Crawford

Library of Virginia 2016 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Orange County (Va.) Indentured Servants Suits, 1740-1803 1171438 Library of Virginia .10 cu. ft. English Orange County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Orange County (Va.) Indentured Servants Suits, 1740-1803. Local government records collection, Orange County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Orange County.

Historical Information

Orange County according to most accounts, was named for William of Orange, the Dutch prince who became King William III of England in 1688. It is more probable, however, that it was named for William IV, prince of Orange-Nassau, who married Anne, eldest daughter of King George II, in 1734-the year that Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County. The county court first met on 21 January 1735. The county seat is Orange.

 Scope and Content

Orange County (Va.) Indentured Servants Suits, 1740-1803, includes petitions filed by indentured servants seeking freedom denied them by their masters after their servitude ended or seeking freedom dues owed them for their service.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Orange County 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: Orange County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Indentured servants--Virginia--Orange County. Geographical Names: Orange County (Va.)--History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Orange County. Petitions--Virginia--Orange County.