Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Frederick County, VA
Index Card Notes: To the honorable the general assembly of VA. The remonstrance of the undersigned, inhabitants of Frederick County, respectfully sheweth -- that your remonstrants view with regret the efforts of a portion of the inhabitants of said county to establish within its boundaries two distinct and separate counties, to both which objects your remonstrants respectfully protest...etc.
Xerox copy Purchase. Va. State Library 10/29/74
Frederick County Va. divided into Hampshire County 1754
" " " [Frederick County Va.] in 1772 - Berkeley County (one of them)
From Berkeley in 1801 Jefferson County set off
Morgan County formed - 1820
Subject(s): County Partition, Objection.
Dates
- Creation: 1833 December 11
Repository Details
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