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Preferred Citation

Middlesex County (Va.) Deed of Trust, C.B. Fontaine to Carter B. Berkeley, 1807 June 22. Local government records collection, Middlesex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

Middlesex County was formed in 1669 from Lancaster County.

Scope and Content

Middlesex County (Va.) Deed of Trust, C.B. Fontaine to Carter B. Berkeley, 1807 June 22. In the deed, Fontaine grants Carter Berkeley the right to sell, as necessary, certain slaves inherited by his wife, Alice Berkeley, in order to satisfy debts against her inheritance from the estate of her father, the late Edmund Berkeley.

Related Material

Additional Middlesex County Land 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:

• Middlesex County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Claims against decedents' estates--Virginia--Middlesex County.
• Slavery--Virginia--Middlesex County.

Geographical Names:

• Middlesex County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Deeds--Virginia--Middlesex County.
• Land records-Virginia--Middlesex County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Middlesex County.

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