Smyth County (Va.) Land Grant and Lease of the Preston Saltworks Estate, 1858 and 1862

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Smyth County (Va.) Land Grant and Lease of the Preston Saltworks Estate, 1858 and 1862

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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Robert Alonzo Brock

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Mecklenburg County was named, like Charlotte County, for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of George III. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1764. From the guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Land Grant to Stephen Mallett, 1785 Nov. 14, (The Library of Virginia) Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle and governor of the Virginia colony from 1737 to 1754. It was formed from Goochland County in 1744...

Smyth County (Va.) Circuit Court.

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Smyth County was named in 1843 for Alexander Smyth, a former congressman from Virginia who had died in 1830 while efforts were underway to create the new county. The county was formed from Washington and Wythe Counties. From the guide to the Smyth County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1859-1861., (The Library of Virginia) Smyth County was named for Alexander Smyth, a congressman from Virginia in 1832 when the county was formed from Washington a...