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Reliquary's seventh issue has been posted.
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"Wilson, Donald L" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:25:24 -0400
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> You are invited to view and download  the latest edition 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/pwr0703.pdf
> 
>  Contents of the July 2003 issue include:
> 
> *     "Golden Days at Annaburg," by Peter Valaer.  A memoir of life on
> the Manassas estate of beer baron Robert Portner, circa 1902, written
> by Mrs. Portner's nephew.  Insights on Manassas at the turn  
> *     A list of recruits in Prince William County, 1781.  Evidence of
> Revolutionary service not previously known.  (Courtesy of Conley
> Edwards, Archivist of Virginia)
> *     An analytical index to British mercantile claims for Prince
> William County customers and residents, 1775-1803 (surnames A to
> Hendrick).  Includes name, date of death, date of obligation,
> creditor, remarks, and source.  (Courtesy of John Frederick Dorman,
> The Virginia Genealogist)
> *     Dumfries District Court Land Causes, 1793-1811.  (Part 1,
> 1793-1794)  Lawsuits concerning the northern appellate district, which
> encompassed Prince William, Fairfax, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties.
> Includes transcripts of otherwise lost documents and depositions that
> preserve much local history.  This installment contains a 1754 will
> and inventory of William Farrow and subsequent wrangling over disposal
> of his lands, a lawsuit that lasted 1771-1794.  Claims of the family
> of Allen Macrae are also involved.  Also, a dispute between Enoch
> Renoe and his neighbors about the location of a proposed road.
> *     Poll Tax Lists (registered voters) for Occoquan District and
> Town (1940s).
> 
> You may use Control+F to search the text for keywords of interest to
> you.  If you have any difficulty with the document online, it is
> recommended that you download it for viewing. 
> 
> 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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