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Super; this is the kind of thing I'm looking for. W.
Wesley E. Pippenger
Secretary, Oak Hill Cemetery
Webmaster, Virginia Genealogical Society
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Gill" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: Warwick County Court Records, Fire and Destruction
> According to the "Report of the Special Committee to Co-operate with the
> State Library Board," dated July 29, 1929, the Warwick County Clerk's
> Office was burnt on December 15, 1864. Apparently quoting the county
> clerk, the report states: "The minute books of the old County Court from
> 1787 to 1819 were all destroyed by the fire that burned the Court House
> December 15, 1864; also all of the files in all cases and causes prior to
> that time. All other records are intact and are in the files in this
> office." There is no mention of how the fire started.
> HBG
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