Dear Linda, At 08:34 AM 8/4/97 -0400, you wrote: >Wilmer, > >Thank you for bringing us this wonderful information! > >I do have a question... I was wondering if the source documents are listed alphabetically, or perhaps census style? In other words, is it possible to glean groups of ppl who were neighbors living in a specific part of old Frederick? The source documents are alphabetical for the 26 letters, but not alphabetically arranged within each letter. In other words, all names commencing with P are listed under P, but not all of the P-names are in alphabetized order within P. Regarding the order of names, I would not trust the sequence of names to infer that certain people lived in one area or another. I think there is a general pattern, but it is too vague and complex to venture an explanation in a short post. >I wonder too, did the clerk travel to each household? Or did commissioners, assigned by the court, visit each person responsible for the fees in question? Or did the ppl present themselves to the clerk? Is it possible to answer these questions (to any degree) from viewing the source document? It is my opinion that residents or their representatives came to the courthouse for services, such as requests for surveys, recording land grants, etc. I believe that the Justices of the Peace assisted the Clerk, by developing a list of the residents who lived in a certain political jurisdiction. For example, part of Old Hampshire County residents are missing from the lists. Either Solomon Hedges or Samuel Earle (Justices assigned to that area) failed to send in a list, or more than likely the list was not integrated into Wood's Fee Book. The sheriff was assigned the responsibility for collecting the fees. >Thanks again Dr. Kerns, you've done this list a GREAT service!!!! You're welcome. >Linda Wilmer >Linda (Vaught) Whitmer >Stephens City, VA >whitmer@crosslink.net >I have a new web page...wanna see? >http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/7970 > >Archivist (volunteer) >Laura V. Hale Archives >Warren Heritage Society >Front Royal, VA >Web page in the works > >