County court order books contain records of all matters brought before the court while in session. The information contained in these records may not appear elsewhere. The order books typically provide a synopsis of court cases in a relatively organized format. Records you may find include appointments of local officials and militia officers, records of legal disputes, appointments for guardians for minors, apprenticeships of minors authorized by overseers of the poor, naturalizations, road orders, and the Register of free Negroes. This volume contains entries from Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book 1738-1749 beginning on page 295 and ending on page 392 for Courts held February 5, 1744/5 through September 2, 1746.
Ruth Sparacio and Sam Sparacio
(1996), 2017, 8.5" x 11", paper, index, 122 pp.
ISBN: 9781680344622
101-S4462
