<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1rUad3_0vkOd3IX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1rUad3_0vkOd3IX00" width="1662" height="1247" ><figcaption>Civil War-era court minute records belonging to Prince William County, circa 1834-1861. Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk's Office</figcaption></figure>Civil War-era court minute records and other surviving documents from colonial times are among the Prince William County historical records to be preserved under two new grants from the Library of Virginia’s Circuit Court Records Preservation program, according to a county news release.The grants, which total $52,535, were awarded to Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk Jacqueline Smith earlier this month.Documents involved in the project include a court minute book dated 1834-1861, a marriage register, land documents, and deed books from colonial times until the mid-1800s, according to the Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk's Office.While looking through the pages of the minute book, a bayonet-induced cut through multiple pages becomes readily visible. Three drawings and a watercolor picture by unknown artists may be found at the back of the book. The grants were awarded “for local historical record preservation and storage equipment,” according to the clerk’s office, and will provide support for the collection of documents on loose-leaf paper. The project aims to facilitate public access to historical court records for research, genealogy, and artifacts of evidence. For more information, and to view and photocopy unsealed historical court records dating back to the early 1700s, members of the public can visit pwcva.gov/department/circuit-court/research.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0LYDHw_0vkOd3IX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0LYDHw_0vkOd3IX00" width="1662" height="1247" ><figcaption>The cover of a Civil War-era court minute book belonging to Prince William County, circa 1834-1861. Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk's Office</figcaption></figure></div></body>

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Library of Virginia grants help fund Prince William historical preservation

Civil War-era court minute records and other surviving documents from colonial times are among the Prince William County historical records to be preserved under two new grants from the Library of Virginia’s Circuit Court Records Preservation program, according to a county news release. The grants, which total $52,535, were...