> 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 > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html