Clause. A section, phrase, paragraph, or segment of a legal document, such as a contract, deed, will, or constitution, that relates to a particular point. A document is usually broken into several numbered components so that specific sections can be easily located.LAUSE, contracts. A particular disposition which makes part of a treaty; of an act of the legislature; of a deed, written agreement, or other written contract or will.
Part of moving the County seat from Dumfries to Brentsville involved building several public buildings for the function of local governing. One of these buildings the Jail was built in 1822. The Jail would serve Prince William County for the next 71 years. When the County seat was moved to Manassas in 1893 the building served in many capacities. These included a dormitory for a girlsâ school a private home and an office space.
Alton Prison Page1 Page2: Links: 1. Alton, Illinois - Civil War Era - Confederate Prison 2. Alton Civil War Prison 3. Historic Alton Prison 4. Alton Military Prison 5. See the Ruins of the Alton, Illinois Confederate Prison 6. Alton Prison - Google Image Search (June 2009) Enlarge Marker These photos are of the Civil War Prison in Alton, Illinois. Once a very impressive fortresses of stone walls, the prison was dismantled through the years following the war and used in the local neighborhoods. Pretty resourceful by the people. Enlarged Views: Hit Back Button to Return.