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Middlesex County (Va.) Summonses, 1863. Local Government Records Collection, Middlesex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
These items were returned to the library from the National Archives in November 1949 under the accession number 23476b.
Middlesex County was most likely named for the English county. It was formed from Lancaster County about 1669.
Middlesex County (Va.) Summonses, 1863, consists of two summonses. The first summons commands William F. Pressen to testify on the behalf of the Commonwealth in the felony case against Nancy, a slave owned by Prosser Tabb. The other summons calls for Alfred Healy to answer Richard H. Bristow in a plea of damages for five hundred dollars.
Additional Middlesex County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."