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The Chesterfield County Commission of the Peace, the 18th-century document that serves as the county's original charter, started as a pact between Sir William Gooch and King George II to establish a courthouse in Chesterfield.
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Curious Commonwealth asks: How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?
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The document, which has gone missing for decades at a time, is being restored by the Library of Virginia.
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