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Winchester (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1874-1977. Local government records collection, Winchester (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These volumes came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Winchester (City).
The City of Winchester, in Frederick County, was first known as Opequon, then as Frederick's Town (or Fredericktown), and, finally, upon establishment as a town in 1752, as Winchester. According to tradition, one of the town's founders, James Wood, named the town in honor of his birthplace in England. Winchester was incorporated as a town in 1779 and as a city in 1874. It was enlarged by annexation from Frederick County in 1970.
Winchester (Va.) Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1874-1977, consist of a Special Commissioners' Bond Book, a General Bond Book and Bond Books.
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Additional Winchester (City) Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.