A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.), Courthouse architectural drawing and bond, 1782 Lunenburg County (Va.), Courthouse architectural drawing and bond, 1782 1175884

A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.), Courthouse architectural drawing and bond, 1782

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode Number: 1175884


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1175884
Title
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Courthouse architectural drawing and bond, 1782
Physical Characteristics
6 leaves.
Collector
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Courthouse architectural drawing and bond, 1782. Local government records collection, previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County under accession 42852.

Historical Information

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was formed in 1745 from Brunswick previous hit County  next hit. Part of Charlotte previous hit County  next hit was added in 1777

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit has had three courthouse buildings since its creation in 1745. The building described in these documents is the second structure erected for the locality and the first structure on the present site.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Courthouse architectural drawing and bond, 1782. These documents are housed within a larger collection of deed records and contain a bond, specifications, and drawing related to a courthouse building in previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit. The bond binds the craftsmen to the justices of the previous hit county  next hit court for the construction of a new courthouse and other public buildings. The specifications record the dimensions, materials, and appointments of the new structure and contain a floor plan of the proposed structure.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Beasley, Robert
  • Johnstone, Michael
  • Melone, Daniel
  • Parrett, William
  • Thackstone, William
  • Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) previous hit County  next hit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Courthouses -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit -- Designs and plans.
  • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Bonds (legal records) -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Specifications -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.