Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Mathews County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1871-1942, undated, Local government records collection, Mathews 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 Mathews County.

Historical Information

Mathews County was named for Thomas Mathews, of Norfolk, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1790 when the county was formed from Gloucester County.

The board of supervisors has been the chief administrative body of the county since its establishment. The board's duties are fixed by statute and are primarily concerned with maintenance and construction of county buildings and fiscal matters.

Most records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Scope and Content

Mathews County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1861-1942, undated, consist of accounts and correspondence; Road and Bridge Records Claims; Orders; Overseer/Surveyor Appointments and Resignations; Road Fines; Road Petitions and Applications (1861-1903); Road Petitions and Applications; Road Reports (1880-1906).

Related Material

Additional Mathews County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Mathews County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Mathews County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search 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:

• Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records -- Virginia -- Mathews County.

Geographical Names:

• Mathews County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Mathews County.

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