PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi06080::A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, 1780-1925)//EN" "vi06080.xml" A Guide to Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, 1780-1925 Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, 1780-1925 1186859, 1186858, 1178743, 1049950, and 1186829 Eddie Woodward Library of Virginia © 2021 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Eddie Woodward,9 February 2021 Description is in English 2020-06-22 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records 1780-1925 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1186859, 1186858, 1178743, 1049950, and 1186829 Eddie Woodward

Library of Virginia 2021 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, 1780-1925 1186859, 1186858, 1178743, 1049950, and 1186829. Library of Virginia 5 boxes English Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, 1780-1925. Local government records collection, Powhatan County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in records transfers from Powhatan County.

Historical Information

Powhatan County was named for the Indian chieftain who ruled the Native American inhabitants of tidewater Virginia in the early seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added later.

 Scope and Content

Powhatan County (Va.) Organization Records, 1780-1925, includes a list of officers with the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People in Virginia, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1909 and 1911, and other organization records which typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Powhatan 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: Powhatan (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Powhatan County. Organization records--Virginia--Powhatan County. Geographical Names: Powhatan County (Va.)--History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Powhatan County. Contents List Powhatan County, Various Series, 1896-1911 (includes petitions to appoint church trustees, 1895). Powhatan County, Records, 1823-1925 (includes list of officers, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People in Virginia, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1911). Powhatan County, Various Series, circa 1780-1850 (includes Organization Records). Powhatan County, Various Series, 1900-1924(includes Organization Records). Powhatan County, Various Series, circa 1830-1913 (includes appointment of trustees; includes de Sale Charter).