Nelson County (Va.) plat and land survey, 1829

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Nelson County (Va.) plat and land survey, 1829

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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Library of Virginia

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Nelson County (Va.) Circuit Court.

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Nelson County was formed in 1807 from Amherst County. The county was named for Thomas Nelson, Jr., governor of Virginia from June to November 1781. Some of the volumes found in this collection were originally created by the County Court. From the guide to the Nelson County Bond Books, 1852-1919, (The Library of Virginia) Nelson County was formed in 1807 from Amherst County. The county was named for Thomas Nelson Jr., governor of Virginia...

Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914

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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...