Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Spotsylvania County (Va.) Election Records, 1900-1906. Local government records collection, Spotsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Spotsylvania County.

Historical Information

Spotsylvania County was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties by a statute adopted in 1720 to take effect on 1 May 1721. The county was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722.

Scope and Content

Spotsylvania County (Va.) Election Records consist of election tickets from 1900-1906 and poll books from 1902-1903.

Polls are lists of person who voted in each election in each precinct; they may be recorded on a single sheet of paper or in poll books, which is the modern practice. Polls are also heads of household, usually free white males, responsible for payment of taxes, or eligible to vote.

Related Material

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

Spotsylvania County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Spotsylvania Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localites Database found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.

Geographical Names:

• Spotsylvania County (Va.)--History--20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

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

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