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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 1 June 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Records, 1773-1862 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1043099, 1043518 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Halifax County (Va.) Records, 1773-1862 1043099, 1043518 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 2 boxes. English Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Halifax County (Va.) Records, 1773-1862. 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: 33269, 33270, 33271.

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.

Scope and Content

Halifax County (Va.) Records, 1773-1862, includes miscellaneous records from the following series: Election Records, County Administrative Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Sheriff's Records, Court Records, Miscellaneous Records, Fiduciary Records, Military and Pension Reords, Public Buildings and Grounds Records, and Will Records

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 Records, 1835-1862

Tax Books, Execution Books, Voting Records

Records, 1773-1862

Election Records, 1837-1862; List of Tax Accounts, 1838; Land Tax Books, 1836, 1842, 1843; Land Assessment; Personal Property Tax Book, 1842; Tax Books, 1838, 1840, 1842; County Claims, 1780, 1781; Sheriffs' Books, 1836-1843, Sheriffs' Fee Book, 1841; Sheriffs' Papers, 1818-1849; Sheriffs' Tax and Fee Book, 1836; Execution and receipt book, 1837-1840; Receipts, 1829, 1867, 1869 (Accession #33269); Miscellaneous Post Office Records, 1851-1857 (Accession #33270); Miscellaneous Accounts, 1830-1867 (Accession #33271); Guardian Appointments, 1781; Court Martial, 1781; Public Buildings and Grounds Records, 1773, 1780; Samuel Haskins' Will and Inventory of Estate, 1781.