A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Thomas Phelps Estate Sale Inventory, January 1852
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Bedford County (Va.) Thomas Phelps Estate Sale Inventory, January 1852. Local government records collection, Bedford County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 41977.
Historical Information
Bedford County was formed in 1753 from Lunenburg County. Part of Albemarle was added in 1754 and part of Lunenburg was added later.
Scope and Content
Bedford County (Va.) Thomas Phelps Estate Sale Inventory, January 1852. Consists of a list of items sold, the names of individual purchasers, and the amount paid for each item. Also includes a record of the division of the eleven slaves in the estate in a drawing for seven lots.
Index Terms
- Bedford County (Va.)--Circuit Court.
- Estate sales--Virginia--Bedford County.
- Slavery--Virginia--Bedford County.
- Bedford County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Estate records--Virginia--Bedford County.
- Fiduciary records--Virginia--Bedford County.
- Inventories--Virginia--Bedford County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Bedford County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Bedford County (Va.)--History--19th century.