Legal documents

Includes handwritten legal/court and commercial documents from the Borough of Norfolk and Norfolk County, Virginia, dated between 1800 and 1835. Also includes a Norfolk County land grant from 1692.

Primarily nineteenth century correspondence, legal documents, memorandums, photographs, and miscellaneous papers from the Allmand Family of Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes three 1828-1843 ledger books of John Allmand, one 1837-1840 letter book of John Allmand, and one book of religious interpretation, likely written by Reverend John Singer Wallace. This collection also includes legal documents from the Estate of William Keeling and the Stone family.

One July 10, 1818 bond appointing Arthur Cooper to Common Council as Inspector from June 24, 1818 to June 24, 1819, signed, sealed, and delivered before the Mayor, Recorder, aldermen, and Common Council of the Borough of Norfolk.

Photocopy of a circa 1700s petition written to the Court by Elizabeth Bicheron (Bickerfon) to assume payments to be made by her son.

Copy of an agreement designating John Boushall as lowest bidder granted for the repair of bridges in the Norfolk County area, to include Great Bridge, Riparian Bridge, and other smaller bridges.

Copy of a handwritten record pertaining to John Bouskin of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia.

Copies of legal records dated 1704 pertaining to the Bryan/Brian family of Norfolk, Virginia.

Legal writings including deeds, abstracts of title, wills, and other documents relating to persons and property in or near the City of Norfolk, Virginia. The documents date from 1764-1977.

Fourteen deeds dating from 1763-1769 concerning John Ackiss and his purchase of land, primarily in the Pungo area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Also includes a letter of attorney, list of Revolutionary War militia officers, two letters of correspondence with their accompanying envelopes, and the circa 1900 envelope of attorney A. Johnston Ackiss that at one time housed these eighteenth- and nineteenth-century documents.

Photocopied photographs of circa 20th century historic Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and western Tidewater, Virginia scenes, one June 11, 1751 legal document naming keepers of the peace in Norfolk County, and one March 1980 map showing Portsmouth, Virginia in 1823.