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Reliquary's tenth issue has been posted.
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"Wilson, Donald L" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:08:15 -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/default.aspx?topic=040034001060001600 
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> Contents of the April 2004 issue include:
> 
> *     Supervisors Minute Books 1870-1972:  The Business of Life in
> Prince William County, by Tish Como.  She describes the development of
> the Board of County Supervisors and how useful the minutes are for
> research in everyday life.  Appends a complete list of every BOCS
> member to the present.  Includes a tintype photo of a member of the
> first board, Burr Glascock.
> 
> *     Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walter - 1920 news item
> outlining the couple's fifty year marriage, from Nokesville, Virginia
> to Easton, Pennsylvania.
> 
> *     1860 Federal Slave Schedule, Prince William County, by Beverly
> Veness (part 1).  A full transcript of the schedule, including owner's
> name, number of slave houses, and the age, sex, and color of each
> slave.  Used in conjunction with other records such as estate
> inventories, deeds, wills, tax lists, and early birth records
> (1853-1861), it can help identify and trace African American families.
> 
> *     Post card of Quantico, Virginia,  ca. 1910.
> 
> *     A unique original marriage bond, dated 1850, with parent's
> consent, recently found at the Prince William court house.
> 
> *     Dumfries District Court Land Causes, by William Balderson
> (continued).  Boundary disputes:  Tebbs vs. Barron, 1794-1797,
> concerning land formerly owned by the Holtzclaw family.  (Includes
> deposition of Philip Shaw, age 62.)   Lawson vs. Hammitt, 1789-1797.
> Hammitt vs. Crooke, 1789-1797.
> 
> *     Did You Know?  Who was the chain store founder who lived in
> Prince William County?  
> 
> You may use Control+F to search the text for keywords of interest to
> you.
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> We invite your comments and submissions.
>  
> Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian
> Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC)
>  for Genealogy and Local History
> Bull Run Regional Library
> 8051 Ashton Avenue
> Manassas, Virginia  20109
> (703) 792-4540
> (703) 792-4520 (fax)
>  www.pwcgov.org/library/
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