A Guide to the Arlington County (Va.) Records, circa 1784-1943, undated
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Arlington County (Va.) Records, circa 1784-1943, undated. Local government records collection, Arlington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Arlington County under the accession numbers 24121 and 43749.
Historical Information
Arlington County was originally named Alexandria County. The county was formed from a portion of Fairfax County that Virginia in 1789 ceded to the federal government for use as the site of a new national capital. In 1801 the area officially became part of the District of Columbia, although Congress named it Alexandria County. By an act of 9 July 1846, Congress returned the county to Virginia , and the General Assembly extended the commonwealth's jurisdiction over the region effective 20 March 1847. By an act of assembly passed 16 March 1920, the county's name was changed to Arlington, the name of the Custis family mansion (the home of Robert E. Lee), which is located in the county. An urban county, Arlington contains no incorporated towns or cities.
Scope and Content
Arlington County (Va.) Records, circa 1784-1943, undated, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Marriage and Vital Statistics, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records and Overseers of the Poor Records), Road and Bridge Records, Court Records (subfield series include Personal Documentation Records, Chancery Records, Clerk's Records, Judgments, Criminal Records and Jury Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Organization Records, Wills, Business Records and Miscellaneous Records.
Related Material
Additional Arlington County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.
Index Terms
- Arlington County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--Virginia--Arlington County.
- Arlington County (Va.)--History.
- Local government records--Virginia--Arlington County.
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Contents List
Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: Officials' Oaths and Appointments, 1798-1884; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Birth Registers, Death Registers, Marriage Licenses, 1872-1889; Board of Supervisors Records, 1879-1893; Court Records: Cases at Law, 1896-1903.
Marriage Records and Vital Statistics; Road and Bridge Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Court Records(Personal Documentation: Naturalization papers, 1800-1870; Court Records (Chancery Records: Papers related to Glebe Land, 1837 (copy of City of Richmond chancery case, correspondence; legal opinions)and Broadside, 1852; Election Records, 1802, 1795-1870. Accession number 24121.
Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Court Records (Clerk's Records, Judgments, Personal Documentation); Fiduciary Records; Land Records; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics; Organization Records; Road and Bridge Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Wills. CHANCERY REMOVED. UNPROCESSED. Accession number 43749.
Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Court Records (Criminal Records, Judgments, Jury Records); Fiduciary Records. CHANCERY REMOVED. UNPROCESSED. Accession number 43749.
Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships; Court Records (Clerk's Records, Criminal Records, Judgments); Election Records; Fiduciary Records; Land Records; Organization Records; Tax and Fiscal Records. CHANCERY REMOVED. UNPROCESSED. Accession number 43749.
Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships; Court Records: Clerk's Records; Election Records; Fiduciary Records; Organization Records; County Administrative Records: Overseers of the Poor Records; Tax and Fiscal Records. CHANCERY REMOVED. UNPROCESSED. Accession number 43749.
Miscellaneous Records: Estrays (1802-1821), Correspondence - John Marbury, Jr., to W. C. Geaton (1866); Death Accounts (1814); Court Records (Clerks' Records: Clerks' Accounts and Correspondence (1797-1892); Jury Records (1867-1878); Attachments (1811-1869); Petitions (1822-1850, undated); Judgments (1810-1863); Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: Bonds (1798-1881); Oaths (1798-1830); Appointments (1814-1843); Orphan's Indenture (1835); Fragments and blank form (1824 and undated); Wrappers. FLAT FILED BUT UNPROCESSED.