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 of guardians for minors, apprenticeships of minors authorized by overseers of the poor, naturalizations, road orders, and the Register of free Negroes.
Louisa County Virginia Order Book 1766-1774 contains entries from Louisa County Order Book 1760-1774 beginning on page 48 and ending on page 198 for Courts held September 14, 1772 through February 14, 1774; and Louisa County Order Book 1766-1772 beginning on page 1 and ending on page 18 for Courts held December 9, 1766 through March 10, 1767.
Ruth and Sam Sparacio
(1999), 2017, 8½x11, paper, index, 122 pp.
ISBN: 9781680343991
101-S9399
