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History, 1869-1931, of Liberty Spring Christian Church, Nansemond County, Va.; and copy of patent, 1663, granting 1850 acres of land to Richard Bennett. 2 items. Photograph of a map, “The Lower Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia.” Time period covered is late 1600’s. Map made by J.H. Granbery in 1946.

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Bond, 1862, of Isaac Bales of loyalty to the United States.

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Copies of court orders, 1830, to pay William Barnard for his services as jailer and Mordecai Cooke for his services as sheriff and a bond, 1765, of William Harwood and Samuel Langley to Elizabeth Ashley. 3 items.

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Legal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.

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Copy (printed) of the inventory, 1674, of the estate of Ambrose Feilding of Wickocomoco Hall, Northumberland County, Va. 1 item.

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Extracts, 1783-1786, from Ohio County, W. Va. records. 1 piece.

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Papers, 1841-1920, relating to Orange County, Va. Includes documents, 1841, concerning lawsuit of Jeremiah Morton v. William C. Willis; and petition, 1920, of citizens of Orange County, Va. concerning the unveiling of a tablet to World War I dead. 4 items. Calling card advertisement for “Stratford Fund” tea at St. Thomas House.

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Advertisement for sale of “Fairystones.”

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Two newspaper articles written by Mary Lee Keister Talbot about early residents of South Fork and South Branch Valleys of the Potomac and a new interpretation of Fort Seybert, 2 April and 7 May 1937. 2 items.

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A 1771 deed of trust from Tully Choice to James Smith and Company for a piece of land. A marriage license, November 16, 1859, between Reuben H. Carter and Mary M. Robertson and a marriage license, December 20, 1858, between James A. Witcher and Phebe C. Haley. 2 items.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Inventory and appraisal of the estate of Josiah Marshall including the following: one negroe man, James, oats and corn, farm implements and tools, and blacksmith equipment, signed by Wm Moseley (?), Arthur Moseley (?), and Francis Lewis as appraisers, and signed as ordered and recorded by by Ab[new] Crump. October 20, 1791. 2 pp. A manuscript, "The Genesis of Powhatan County in Virginia" by Floyd B. Taylor. 2 items.1936. The materials in this collection were donated by...

Scope and Contents Copy of a typed transcription, with index, of vestry minutes of St. Patrick Parish, 1755-1774. Bond given by Joseph Bohan to Philemon Holcombe, March 28, 1788. Printed report "Second Report of the Prince Edward Landmark Committee," 1928. Copy of a print of the Union Theological Seminary. Undated. Notes by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton from the Prince Edward County Courthouse on the prisons in the county. Appeared in the October 1937 William and Mary Quarterly. Notes copied by Mrs. Margaret H....

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Papers, 1866-1868, relating to lawsuits in Prince George County, Va. against Matthew W. Raney for debt. 3 items.

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Papers, 1728-1752, relating to Prince William County, Va. Mostly documents concerning the settlement of estates but also includes copy of [quit] rent roll, 1738; document, 1752, concerning debt; and guardian's bond, 1743, for Thomas Young. Two items in this collection were donated by Mrs. Marion S. Mallory in 1963.

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Papers, 1753-1865, concerning Princess Anne County, Va. Includes writ, 1753, to adjourn the county court of Princess Anne signed by Robert Dinwiddie (gift of Benjamin B. Burroughs) and license, 1865, of Richard H. Baylor, a Baptist minister, to perform marriage ceremonies. 2 items. Photographs of Communion silver of Old Donation Church, communion silver of the Eastern Shore Chapel, the Anthony Fentress house, the Eastern Shore Chapel and the Old Donation Church. 5 photographs.

Scope and Contents Negative photostatic copy of a list, 1724, of African Americans instructed and baptized by John Garzia, minister of the parish of North Farnham. 1 item. Newspaper article on the frozen Rappahannock isolating the Northern Neck in Farnham, Virginia and about an old church in Farnham, Virginia. Newspaper article on the frozen Rappahannock isolating the Northern Neck in Farnham, Virginia and about an old church in Farnham, Virginia. Minutes of September 22, 1774 meeting of the Association of...

Scope and Contents Printed list of land and lots returned as delinquent for taxes, dated 1831. Includes lands and lots sold. 10 p. 30 cm. 4 copies. Printed copy of the will of Alexander Telford. 1790. 2 items. Eight licenses, 1800-1805, for 'ordinaries' in Rockbridge County, Va. for Alexander Shield, Christopher Clyee, Nicholas Spring, Win Bailey, Benjamin Darst, Daniel Windell, John Conkey and William Niblack. Deed between Sarah C. Bourland and James Walker, January 2, 1863. Legal documents signed by John...

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Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's attorney for Russell County, Va. 1 item.

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Legal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.

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Concerning a contract to carry mail between Eastville and Norfolk.

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Legal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.

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Concerning the use of a horse.

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Legal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.

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Legal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.

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Legal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.