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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Eddie Woodward, 8 October 2019 Description is in English 2019-10-08 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to Winchester (Va.) Minute Books, 1802-1811, 1843-1860 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1099116, 1096796 Eddie Woodward

Library of Virginia 2019 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Winchester (Va.) Minute Books, 1802-1811, 1843-1860 1099116, 1096796 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 2 v. English Winchester (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Winchester (Va.) Minute Books, 1802-1811, 1843-1860. Local government records collection, Winchester Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Winchester.

Historical Information

City of Winchester, in Frederick County was first known as Opequon, then as Frederick's Town (or Fredericktown), and, finally, upon establishment as a town in 1752, as Winchester. According to tradition, one of the town's founders, James Wood, named the town in honor of his birthplace in England. Winchester was incorporated as a town in 1779 and as a city in 1874. It was enlarged by annexation from Frederick County in 1970.

 Scope and Content

Winchester (Va.) Minute Books, 1802-1811, 1843-1860, record 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. Collection includes a minute book from the City of Winchester circuit court.

Arrangement

Chronological by entry date.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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