King and Queen County (Va.) Tax Tickets and Receipts, 1853-1854

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

King and Queen County (Va.) Tax Tickets and Receipts, 1853-1854. Local government records collection, Henry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
King and Queen County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

King and Queen County (Va.) Tax Tickets and Receipts, 1853-1854. Local government records collection, Henry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

King and Queen County (Va.) Tax Tickets and Receipts, 1853-1854. Consists of tickets and receipts documenting personal property taxes paid by various heads of household in King and Queen County in 1853 and 1854. Receipts include names of heads of household and descriptions of the taxable personal property they owned, including the number of slaves, amount of livestock, and household furnishings.

Biographical / historical:

King and Queen County was formed in 1691 from New Kent County.

Records were lost in courthouse fires in 1828 and 1833. Records were again destroyed by a courthouse fire set by Union troops on 10 March 1864 during the Civil War.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 41720.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
28 p.