A Guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Minute Book, 1827-1828
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Halifax County (Va.) Minute Book, 1827-1828. Local government records collection, Halifax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 27890.
Historical Information
Halifax County was named for George Montagu Dunk, second earl of Halifax, who was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752.
Minute books contain the clerk of court's rough notes of court proceedings which were later to be transcribed into an order book. There is usually no index.
Scope and Content
Halifax County (Va.) Minute Book, 1827-1828, consists of 4 pages from the missing Halifax Co. Minute Book, 1825-1828. Information recorded includes William Singleton's affidavit for a Revolutionary War pension, motions for new roads, docket information about civil and chancery lawsuits, estate matters, and county claims.
Index Terms
- Halifax County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- Public records -- Virginia -- Halifax County.
- Halifax County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Judicial records -- Virginia -- Halifax County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Halifax County.
- Minute books -- Virginia -- Halifax County.
- Halifax County (Va.) County Court.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Halifax County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.