Collection: Official Virginia records, 1765-1900.

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Collection: Official Virginia records, 1765-1900.

This accession consists of a large quantity of Virginia public records that are now found in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California. There is substantial information on the Revolutionary War, Land Office, and Immigration. French and Indian war bounty warrants on also found in the collection.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6755197

Library of Virginia

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The Huntington Library

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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 ...