Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Orange County (Va.) Indentured Servants Suits, 1740-1803. Local government records collection, Orange County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Orange County.

Historical Information

Orange County according to most accounts, was named for William of Orange, the Dutch prince who became King William III of England in 1688. It is more probable, however, that it was named for William IV, prince of Orange-Nassau, who married Anne, eldest daughter of King George II, in 1734-the year that Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County. The county court first met on 21 January 1735. The county seat is Orange.

Scope and Content

Orange County (Va.) Indentured Servants Suits, 1740-1803, includes petitions filed by indentured servants seeking freedom denied them by their masters after their servitude ended or seeking freedom dues owed them for their service.

Related Material

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

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Orange County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Indentured servants--Virginia--Orange County.

Geographical Names:

• Orange County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Orange County.
• Petitions--Virginia--Orange County.

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