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A Guide to the Prince William County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1891-1982 (bulk 1968-1982) Prince William County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1891-1982 (bulk 1968-1982) 1017129-1017137, 1050839-1050885, 1129098-1129099

A Guide to the Prince William County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1891-1982 (bulk 1968-1982)

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1017129-1017137, 1050839-1050885, 1129098-1129099


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The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1017129-1017137, 1050839-1050885, 1129098-1129099
Title
previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1891-1982 (bulk 1968-1982)
Physical Characteristics
55 boxes and/or volumes
Collector
previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Board of Supervisors' Records, 1891-1982 (bulk 1968-1982.) Local government records collection, previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit.

Historical Information

previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit was formed from Stafford and King previous hit George  next hit previous hit Counties  next hit by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The previous hit county  next hit was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland and third son of King previous hit George  next hit II.

Many pre-Civil War records were lost, destroyed, or stolen by Union troops in 1863 during the Civil War. Sixteen deed books and five will books are missing.

The Board of Supervisors is the basic governing body of the previous hit county  next hit. previous hit County  next hit laws--called ordinances--may also be passed by this board. This form of government came into existence with the state constitution of 1869 when the previous hit counties  next hit were divided into a minimum of three townships each, with a popularly elected supervisor from each township. When the township system was abolished in 1875, the previous hit counties  next hit were divided into magisterial districts. The Board of Supervisors are the current elected representatives of these districts and meet in regular monthly public sessions.

Scope and Content

previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Board of Supervisors Records, 1891-1982 (bulk 1968-1982) include minutes, resolutions, daybooks related to District Road Funds and papers. Frequently, the broad category of "papers" is used to describe these records and covers all forms of administrative paperwork.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County  next hit and City Records on Microfilm."

previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit 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:

  • previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Public records--Virginia-- previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit (Va.) --History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Prince  next hit William previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Prince William County (Va.) --History.
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