A Guide to the Charles City County (Va.) Records, 1802-1914
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the Library of Virginia
Accession number: 51922
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Preferred Citation
Charles City County (Va.) Records, 1802-1914, Local government records collection, Charles City County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Charles City County under accession number 51922.
Historical Information
Charles City County was named for Charles I of England and was one of the eight shires established in 1634. Its area is 204 square miles, and the county seat is Charles City.
Records have been destroyed at various times. The most damage occurred during the Civil War when the records were strewn through the woods in a rainstorm. A few pre-Civil War volumes such as deed books, will books, minute books, and order books exist.
Scope and Content
Charles City County (Va.) Records, 1802-1914, contain Common Law Papers, 1841-1912; Deeds Recorded and Plats, 1843-1909; Judgments, 1846-1861; Judgments, Criminal Suits, and Dockets, 1802-1903; and Wills, 1849-1914.
Related Material
Additional Charles City County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .