Collections : [Library of Virginia]

Records, 1833-1848, of the 124th Virginia Militia Infantry Regiment headquartered in Scott County, Virginia. Consists of annual reports, 1833 and 1835, for the regiment including a list of company commandents and a list of commissioned and staff officers with the dates of their commissions and appointments. There is also an annual consolidated return, 11 May 1848, of the strength of the company commanded by James Culbertson.

This series of capitation taxes lists male and female free blacks over twelve years of age, giving their names, ages, and occupations.

Records, 1965-2000 [ongoing], (bulk 1995-2000), including agendas, annual reports, balance sheets, budget proposals, bylaws, committee reports, correspondence, house rules, lists, membership rosters, menus, and minutes relating to the operation and history of the 2300 Club. Also, includes legal records relating to the Club's problems with the IRS concerning unpaid taxes for 1990 and 1991. Arranged in the following series: I. Board of Directors; II. History; III. Legal Records; IV. General Membership Annual Meetings. The minutes for a particular meeting are located with the agenda of the next meeting.

Letters, 1861-1869, written to and from Abisha R. Gum (1842-1864), while serving with the 25th Virginia Infantry, Company F. The letters were written between Abisha and his family including his father, Isaac, and sisters, Nancy and Priscilla E. Gum, of Mill Gap, Higland County, Virginia. Topics include news of friends and family, battles, cost of food, fellow soldiers who were injured or killed, and his feelings on the war. Includes mentions of the Battle of Gettysburg, battles in Maryland, and Culpeper County, Virginia. Includes transcriptions provided by the donor. Also includes two letters, 1867, 1869, from Nancy Wade (1816-1882) of Pettis County, Missouri, to members of the Gum family.

Papers, 1879, of Abram Fulkerson (1834-1902) of Washington County, Virginia, and member of the Virginia State Senate for Washington and Smyth Counties, consisting of: notes on speeches delivered 19 and 20 February 1879 in the Virginia Senate regarding the "Broker's Bill" which dealt with Virginia's public debt; notes by Fulkerson made for use in speeches on Virginia's public debt; "notes on Conference with [Hugh] McCulloch, [Charles M.] Frye, etc., 1879" concerning the state's unfunded debt; and memorandum regarding the defection of delegates Samuel H. Moffett of Rockingham County, Virginia, Isaac C. Fowler of Washington County, and H. C. Allen of Shenandoah County, Virginia, from the Readjusters in January 1879.

Accomack County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1744, 1786-1796, 1820-1872, consist of contracts or agreements binding out white, Black, or multiracial children, sometimes those who were orphaned, to learn a particular trade or craft. These indentures may be written agreements between the family of the apprentice and those responsible for the indentured. In many cases this includes the direct involvement of the Overseers of the Poor. They typically contain the name of the person or institution binding out, the person to whom bound, the name of the person being indentured, the length of the apprenticeship, and the responsibilities of the person taking on the indenture.

Accomack County (Va.) Birth and Death Records, 1912-1918, consist of birth and death records.

The Accomack County (Va.) Board of Overseers of the Poor Record Book is one volume dated 1820-1857 (bulk 1820-1846). The minutes are for Accomack and St. George's Parishes. The minutes give the names of people receiving financial support, food, and clothing, as well as binding children as apprentices, and the burial of the deceased. Records concerning the poorhouse are included. The minutes also include the details of the collection of the levy for the poor and how the money was spent. The minutes include lists of insolvents for 1818-1845. There is an index at the back of the book.

Accomack County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1700-1940 circa, typically consist of bonds, commissions, oaths, certificates, and appointments related to holding public office. Some collections can include ministers' bonds.

Accomack County (Va.) Census of Tobacco Plants, 1725, 1728-1729, are three lists of tobacco plants. The 1725 list records the names of tithable persons, half shares, and the number of tobacco plants grown. The precinct is not given although the counters state that this list was drawn up at the order of the vestry at the Middle Church. The 1728 list records the names of all tithable persons and how many plants they were growing along with the number of plots or plantations in which the crop was being grown. Slave names are given along with their owners. A total of the number of plants in the county is given at the end of the list. The 1729 list is for the second precinct and records the same information as the 1728 list although without the land information.