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A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Records 1757-1857 Bedford County (Va.) Records 0007513610

A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Records 1757-1857

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Collection Number 0007513610


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Collection Number
0007513610
Title
Bedford previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Records 1757-1857
Extent
.25 cu.ft.
Collector
Bedford previous hit County  next hit(Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Bedford previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Records, 1757-1857. Local government records collection, Bedford previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

Historical Information

Bedford previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit in 1753, and parts of Albemarle and previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit Counties  next hit were added in 1755. The previous hit county  next hit court first met on 5 May 1754. The previous hit county  next hit seat is the town of Bedford.

Scope and Content

Bedford previous hit County  next hit (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.

Related Material

Additional Bedford previous hit County  next hit records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Bedford previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Public records.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Judicial Records -- Virginia -- Richmond.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Richmond.

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