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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Robert Petitt

A Fairfax County case of resident Robert Petit being charged with bastardy, with victim Amanda Mero.

Overseers of the Poor v. Jonathan Cockerille

A Fairfax County court case where the Overseers of the Poor for the county accuse resident Jonathan Cockerille of bastardy with victim Laura V.…

Commonwealth of Virginia v. John Ridgeway

A Fairfax County case of resident John Ridgeway being charged with bastardy with victim Malinda Bayliss.

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Chapman Steel

In a Fairfax County court case with the charge of buggery; county resident Chapman Steel was charged with having physical relations with a horse.

Discusses immigration law on a federal level. It also follows how immigration law changes over time.

To Be Freed from Thate Curs and Let at Liberty’. Interracial Adultery and Divorce in Antebellum Virginia

This article covers divorce cases in Antebellum Virginia that relate to interracial relationships. Many of the petitions covered cite adultery and…

The Battle of The Wilderness

Newspaper article from the New York Herald

A box located in the Fairfax County historic records. Contains information about the records of the jail, building plan, and other information which…

Sexuality, Politics, and Social Control in Virginia, 1920-1945

This book covers sexual politics in the early to mid-20th century, with a focus on how upper-class whites targeted minority populations with morality…

Specht v. Howard

This is a court document of Granby Howard's Trial in 1894.