Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Westmoreland County (Va.) Deed, Lewis and Park, Commissioners, to Washington, Oct. 1835. Local government records collection, Westmoreland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 42522.

Historical Information

Westmoreland County was formed in 1653 from Northumberland County. Part of King George County was added in 1777.

Many loose papers were burned during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Volumes that record deeds, court orders (except for an order book for the period 1764–1776), and wills exist.

Scope and Content

Westmoreland County Deed, Lewis and Park, Commissioners, to Washington, Oct. 1835. Consists of a deed conveying all rights to the estate of Julia Washington, an infant, from Julia Washington to Sarah T. Washington, wife of Lawrence Washington.

Related Material

Additional Westmoreland County Land Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Geographical Names:

• Westmoreland County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Deeds--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
• Land records--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Westmoreland County.

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