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of Prince William Reliquary, a quarterly genealogical and historical
magazine for Prince William County, Virginia.   To view it requires
version 5.0 of Adobe Acrobat, available as a free download.

	
http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/reliquary/pwr0403.pdf  
                 
                Contents of the April 2003 issue include:

*       "From Outpost to Courthouse: Plotting Brentsville," by Pamela
Myer Sackett, a history of the settlement and development of the Brent
Town tract, a 30,000 acre land grant in western Prince William, that
dates back to 1687.  In 1822 a new town within it became the seat of
county government.
*       Vital statistics of Prince William men who registered for the
World War I draft in Fairfax County and Alexandria (courtesy the
Alexandria Library).
*       An account of a Prince William soldier's experience as a hostage
in the Civil War (Capt. Robert H. Tyler).
*       Poll Tax Lists (registered voters) for the Town of Manassas
(1940s).
*       Divorces of Prince William Residents, 1789-1850, from
legislative acts and petitions (courtesy of Wes Pippenger).

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                We invite your comments and submissions.

                Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian
                Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local
History (RELIC)
                Prince William Public Library System
                Bull Run Regional Library 
                8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109-2892
                703-792-4540  www.pwcgov.org/library/relic




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