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Preferred Citation

Charles City County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of John Dudley, 1779 Feb. 3. Local government records collection, Charles City County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 39918x.

Historical Information

Charles City County was an original shire formed in 1634.

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.) Inventory and Appraisement of John Dudley, 1779 Feb. 3. The inventory includes eighteen slaves, furniture, implements and utensils, and livestock.

Related Material

Additional Charles City County Fiduciary 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 .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Charles City County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Furniture--Virginia--Charles City County.
• Implements, utensils, etc.--Virginia--Charles City County.
• Livestock--Virginia--Charles City County.
• Slaves--Virginia--Charles City County.

Geographical Names:

• Charles City County (Va.)--History--18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Appraisals--Virginia--Charles City County.
• Estate inventories--Virginia--Charles City County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Charles City County.

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