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Preferred Citation

Northumberland County (Va.) Appointment of School Commissioners, 1836. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Northumberland County under the accession number 43283.

Historical Information

Northumberland County probably was named for the English county. It was formed about 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early-seventeenth-century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.

Scope and Content

Northumberland County (Va.) Appointment of School Commissioners, 1836 consists of a document appointing nine individuals to serve as school commissioners.

Related Material

Additional Northumberland County Bonds, Oaths, and Commissions can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Additional Northumberland County School 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:

• Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Education--Virginia--Northumberland County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Commissions--Virginia--Northumberland County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Northumberland County.

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