PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi05105::A Guide to the Fredericksburg (Va.) Minute Book, 1809-1813)//EN" "vi05105.xml" A Guide to the Fredericksburg (Va.) Minute Book, 1809-1813 Fredericksburg (Va.) Minute Book, 1809-1813 1110676 Tracy Harter Library of Virginia © 2019 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

Conditions of Use

Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Tracy Harter, 19 August 2019 Description is in English A Guide to the Fredericksburg (Va.) Minute Book, 1809-1813 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1110676 Tracy Harter

Library of Virginia 2019 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Fredericksburg (Va.) Minute Book, 1809-1813 1110676 The Library of Virginia 1 v. English Fredericksburg (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Fredericksburg (Va.) Minute Book, 1809-1813. Local government records collection, Fredericksburg Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Fredericksburg Circuit Court.

Historical Information

Fredericksburg, in Spotsylvania County, was named for Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II. Fredericksburg was established in 1728, was incorporated as a town in 1782, and became a city in 1879.

Scope and Content

Fredericksburg (Va.) Minute Book, 1809-1813, records all matters brought before the court on a daily basis when it was in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to appropriate order book, deed book, fiduciary book, free negro register, etc.

Arrangement

Chronological by entry date.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Fredericksburg 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: Fredericksburg (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Fredericksburg. Geographical Names: Fredericksburg (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Judicial records--Virginia--Fredericksburg. Local government records--Virginia--Fredericksburg. Minute books--Virginia--Fredericksburg.