Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Williamsburg (Va.) District Court Clerk's Fee Bill, 1790. Local government records collection, Williamsburg Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 39022.

Historical Information

Williamsburg was established in 1699. It was incorporated as a borough in 1722 and incorporated as a city in 1884.

James City County was recognized in 1634 as an original shire. Williamsburg was founded in 1699 and declared a “city Incorporate” by a royal charter in 1722, although its actual status was that of a borough. Beginning in 1770, the courts of James City County and Williamsburg shared a common courthouse. During the Civil War, the records of both localities were transferred to Richmond for safekeeping, but were destroyed by fire there on April 3, 1865. The records of the superior court of chancery for the Williamsburg district were destroyed by a courthouse fire in April 1911.

Scope and Content

Williamsburg (Va.) District Court Clerk's Fee Bill, 1790. Consists of a clerk's fee bill from William Russell, Clerk of Williamsburg District Court, for entering a judgment, a copy, an order, and a record.

Related Material

See 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 .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Williamsburg (Va.)--District Court.

Subjects:

• Clerks of Court--Virginia--Williamsburg.

Geographical Names:

• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Court records--Virginia--Williamsburg.
• Local government records--Virginia--Williamsburg.

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