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Staunton (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1886-1960, Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from the city of Staunton.
The City of Staunton, in Augusta County, was named, according to tradition, for Rebecca Staunton, wife of Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Staunton was laid out in 1748 at the site of the Augusta County courthouse and was established as a town in 1761. It was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1871.
Staunton (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1886-1960, consists of Commissioners' Bond Books from Husting Court.
Additional Staunton Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."