A Guide to the Wise County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1865-1935, undated #1016231-1016281, 1097937-1097965 Circa

A Guide to the Wise County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1865-1935, undated Wise County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1865-1935, undated 1016231-1016281, 1097937-1097965 Circa

A Guide to the Wise County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1865-1935, undated

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode number: 1016231-1016281, 1097937-1097965 Circa

Library of Virginia

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Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
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Repository

Library of Virginia

Barcode number

1016231-1016281, 1097937-1097965 Circa

Title

Wise County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1865-1935, undated

Physical Characteristics

4 cu. ft, and 3 boxes or volumes

Collector

Wise County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Location

Library of Virginia

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Wise County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1865-1935, undated. Local government records collection, Wise County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Wise County.

Historical Information

Wise County (Va.) was named for Henry Alexander Wise, governor of Virginia from 1856 to 1860. It was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties.

Wise County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1865-1935, undated, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Related Material

Additional Wise Couny records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm .