A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762 Lunenburg County (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762 1176886, 1176898, 1176920, 1176934, 1176990, 1176995

A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1176886, 1176898, 1176920, 1176934, 1176990, 1176995


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1176886, 1176898, 1176920, 1176934, 1176990, 1176995
Title
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762
Physical Characteristics
6 v.
Collector
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Closed for reformatting.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762. Local government records collection, previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit under the accession number 43095.

Historical Information

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for George II, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, a German possession of the Hanoverian kings of England. It was formed from Brunswick previous hit County  next hit in 1745.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Rough Order Books, circa 1746-1762, along with closely related court records such as order books and minute books, record all matters brought before the court when it was in session and may contain important information not found anywhere else. Generally minute books contain brief entries. A locality's loose papers are the raw materials from which this type of book was created. Like order books, a wide variety of information is found in its pages including: appointments of previous hit county  next hit officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, records of legal disputes heard before the court, and matters related to the fiscal management of the court.

Arrangement

Chronological by entry date.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

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

  • previous hit County  next hit officials and employees--Virginia-- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Public records--Virginia-- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Geographical Names:

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

  • Judicial records--Virginia-- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Minute books--Virginia-- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Order books--Virginia-- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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