Guide to the Complaint against William Hall by John Park, December 6, 1746Complaint against William Hall by John Park C0354Published by George Mason University Libraries Contact Information:Fenwick Library (2FL) George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444 USA Phone: (703) 993-2220 Fax: (703) 993-8911 Email: speccoll@gmu.edu URL: http://scrc.gmu.edu
Historical noteThe 18th century was a lively time in Fairfax County, VA history. After being under the control of many different entities, in 1690 the area became controlled by the Fairfax family. Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax left the land in the charge of his cousin, William Fairfax. In 1742, the area ceased to be part of Prince William County and officially became Fairfax County. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentComplaint against William Hall by John Park of Fairfax County for a debt settlement, written by John Minor on December 6, 1746. This note appears to have also been used as a summons for all the local sherrifs and constables in Virginia to take into account. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementThis is a single item collection. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions. Use RestrictionsThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Complaint against William Hall by John Park must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialThe Special Collections Research Center also holds many other collections on historic Virginia., including the Randolph H. Lytton Historical Virginia collection. Return to the Table of Contents Index Terms
Geographical Names:Fairfax (Va.)
Fairfax County (Va.)
Fairfax County (Va.)--History.
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationAlternative Form AvailableA digitized version of this document can be found here: Complaint against William Hall by John Park. Preferred CitationComplaint against William Hall by John Park, C0354, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. Acquisition InformationThe donor is unknown. Processing InformationReprocessing completed by Amanda Brent in June 2019. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in June 2019. This collection used to be a part of the Virginia historical documents collection, C0034. Return to the Table of Contents Bibliography"A Brief History of Fairfax County." Fairfax County. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-zoning/sites/planning-zoning/files/assets/documents/historic/history275.pdf (accessed May 16, 2019). "Timeline of Fairfax County History." Fairfax County. https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/timeline (accessed May 16, 2019). |