PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi03532::A Guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff Records, 1836-1879 //EN" "vi03532.xml" A Guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff Records, 1836-1879 Halifax County (Va.)Sheriff Records, 1836-1879 1043517, 1043519-1043522, 1044711-1044712 Louise Jones Library of Virginia © 2012 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 22 May 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff Records, 1836-1879 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1043517, 1043519-1043522, 1044711-1044712 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff Records, 1836-1879 1043517, 1043519-1043522, 1044711-1044712 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 7 boxes. English Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff Records, 1836-1879. Local government records collection, Halifax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Halifax County. Portions of the collection were transferred under the following accession numbers: 27601 and 33905.

Historical Information

Halifax County was named for George Montagu Dunk, second earl of Halifax, who was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752.

The sheriff was responsible for services rendered in the prosecution of court cases (law enforcement.) The sheriff also acted as a combination of both the commissioner of revenue and the county treasurer. He was appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the county court. His term of office was for one year until 1731, after which it was two years. His two deputies, also know as sub (under) sheriffs did most of the work.

Scope and Content

Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff Records, 1836-1879, includes Sheriff records and papers, and Tax and Fee Books.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Halifax County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Halifax County Geographical Names: Halifax County (Va.)--History Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Halifax County Contents List Tax and Fee Books, 1836-1862 (bulk 1846-1862)

Barcode Number 1043517 is Tax and Fee Books, 1836-1839, Box 2. Barcode Number 1043520 is Tax and Fee Books, 1839-1843, Box 3. Barcode Number 1043519 is Tax and Fee Books, 1846-1862, Box 4. Barcode Number 1043522 is Tax and Fee Book, 1842, Box 5. Barcode Number 1043521 is Tax and Fee Book, 1862, Box 6. These records are Accession number 33905.

Records, 1842-1879

This is a collection of Sheriff's records. These records are part of Accession number 27601.

Sheriff's Papers, 1865-1869

This is a collection of Sheriff's papers. These records are part of Accession number 27601.