A Guide to the Secretary of the Commonwealth Marriage Statistics, 1817-1838
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection Number 38241
Library of Virginia
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Marriage statistics, 1817-1838. Accession 38241. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
No acquisition information is available.
Scope and Content
This series consists of letters sent from Clerks of Court throughout the state to the Secretary of the Commonwealth per the request for information on marriages performed. Letters are dated from 1838, and include the number of marriages for 1817, 1827, 1837, and occasionally 1838. Included with these numbers are those who were unable to sign their own names, and occasionally a list naming the individuals who were wed.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by county name, then by city name.
Contents List
- Folder 1
Accomack-Frederick.
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Accomack.
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Albemarle.
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Amelia.
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Augusta.
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Bath.
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Bedford.
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Berkley.
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Botetourt.
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Brooke.
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Brunswick.
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Campbell.
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Caroline.
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Charlotte.
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Charles City.
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Chesterfield.
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Culpepper.
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Cumberland.
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Dinwiddie.
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Elizabeth City.
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Essex.
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Fairfax.
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Fluvanna.
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Fauquier.
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Franklin.
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Frederick.
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- Folder 2
Giles-King William.
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Giles.
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Gloucester.
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Goochland.
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Grayson.
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Greenbrier.
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Greensville.
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Halifax.
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Hampshire.
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Hanover.
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Hardy.
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Harrison.
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Henrico.
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Henry.
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Isle of Wight.
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James City-Williamsburg.
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Jefferson.
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Kanawha.
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King and Queen.
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King George.
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King William.
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- Folder 3
Lancaster-Orange.
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Lancaster.
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Lee.
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Lewis.
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Loudon.
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Louisa.
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Lunenburg.
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Madison.
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Matthews.
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Mecklenburg.
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Middlesex.
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Montgomery.
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Monongalia.
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Monroe.
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Nansemond.
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Nelson.
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New Kent.
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Norfolk.
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Northumberland.
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Nottoway.
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Ohio.
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Orange.
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- Folder 4
Pendleton-York.
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Pendleton.
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Pittsylvania.
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Powhatan.
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Prince Edward.
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Prince George.
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Prince William.
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Princess Anne.
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Randolph.
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Richmond.
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Rockbridge.
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Rockingham.
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Russell.
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Scott.
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Shenandoah.
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Southampton.
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Spottsylvania.
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Stafford.
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Surry.
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Sussex.
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Tazewell.
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Tyler.
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Washington.
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Westmoreland.
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Wood.
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Wythe.
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York.
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- Folder 5
Cities.
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Fredericksburg.
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Lynchburg.
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Norfolk.
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Petersburg.
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Richmond.
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