> 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/pwr1003.pdf > > Contents of the October 2003 issue include: > > * "Civil War Graffiti and Art from Prince William Court Records" > by Charlotte Cain. Ms. Cain went through various court record books > at the courthouse and found some beautiful artwork as well as some > interesting graffiti. She also discovered the stories behind some of > the inscriptions. The article includes color images of seven of her > findings. > * British Mercantile Claims, 1775-1803. Details about Prince > William residents indebted to British merchants at the time of the > American Revolution (surnames Herndon-Z. Concluded from the July > issue). > * Did You Know? Learn of a political controversy involving > Robert E. Lee's grandfather, Henry Lee II. > * Poll Tax Lists for Gainesville District, including Haymarket > 1940s. > * Index to the Agricultural Schedule Prince William County, Va., > in 1880 for Brentsville, Manassas and Gainesville Districts. > * Picture Postcard of the Agricultural High School, Manassas, Va. > in 1910. > * Directory of the Manassas and Dumfries Telephone Company of > Prince William County, Va., dated 1903. > > You may use Control+F to search the text for keywords of interest to > you. > > 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/relic > > > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html