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Preferred Citation

Virginia Publishing Company Minute Book, 1909-1914. Local Government Records Collection, Prince William County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Prince William County.

Historical Information

Virginia Publishing Company conducted business in Manassas, Virginia, during the early 20th century. It was organized in December 1909.

Prince William County was formed from Stafford and King George Counties by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The county was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland and third son of King George II.

Many pre-Civil War records were lost, destroyed, or stolen by Union troops in 1863 during the Civil War. Sixteen deed books and five will books are missing.

Scope and Content

Minute book, 1909-1914, of Virginia Publishing Company that records the meetings of the company's board of directors from its inception. Information found in the minutes includes date and location of meetings, election of officers, by-laws, and resolutions and decisions made by the board of directors regarding the selling of stock and other miscellaneous activities of the company. The minute book also includes miscellaneous loose papers.

Related Material

Prince William County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Prince William Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

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