Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

microfilm copies, Accomack County (Va.) Reels 346-347

Preferred citation:

Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793. Local Government Records Collection, Accomack County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:
Accomack County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793. Local Government Records Collection, Accomack County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793, consist of 2 volumes that record the arrival of ships to Virginia's Eastern Shore ports located in Accomack County. Each entry includes the date each ship arrived, it's name, the ship's most recent port of departure, the type of vessel (schooner, sloop, etc), the ship's size, where it was built, the name and citizenship of the ship's master and owners, and some entries include a brief description of it's cargo.

Biographical / historical:

Accomack County was named for the Accomac Indians, who lived on the eastern Shore at the time of the first English settlement in Virginia. One of the original eight shires established in 1634, Accomac County (spelled without a k) became Northampton County in 1643. The present country was formed from Northampton about 1663. In 1940 the General Assembly adopted the county's present spelling.

Acquisition information:

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Accomack County.

Microfilm reels were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 v. and 2 microfilm reels