Fredericksburg
The Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia was incorporated December 2, 1794. The organizational meeting was held in December of 1795 and policies began to be written in March 1796. The complete collection of policies of the Society from 1796 to 1867 (over
30,000) are now in the possession of the Virginia State Library. These policies are available to researchers on twenty-three reels of microfilm, Accession number 30177. The Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission created a paper index for these policies. I
n 1993, the Center for Historic Preservation at The University of Mary Washington,
completed computerizing this index. A glossary to
abbreviated terms is available.
To search the Mutual Assurance policies for Fredericksburg please enter the
last name,
first name, policy number, year of policy, or abbreviation for building type.
Last Update: 7/4/98
Name: Gary Stanton, Dept of Historic Preservation
Please send corrections or comments to: gstanton@umw.edu