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Accomack County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1754-1887. The materials consist of architectural drawings and specifications for the courthouse (1754-1755), a proposed courthouse plan (1884), and the clerk's office (1887).

Accomack County (Va.) Recommendation, 1784, to the governor of Virginia for John Burton to be appointed coroner in Accomack County.

Accomack County (Va.) Records, 1697-1947 circa, consist of the following records series: Road and Bridge Records; Bonds, Commissions, Oaths; Tax and Fiscal Records; Military and Pension Records; Fiduciary Records; Clerks' Records; Election Records; Board of Supervisors Records; Overseers of the Poor Records; School Records; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics Miscellaneous Records; Court Records; Land Records; Wills; Commissioner of the Revenue Records; and Township Records.

Accomack County (Va.) Records related to the Registration of Free Persons, 1793-1863, consist of one Register of "Free Negroes," circa 1806-1863; loose "free negro" registrations, 1805, 1822-1861; affidavits and certificates, 1793, 1822-1825, 1853, 1861; and orders, 1854, 1859.

Accomack County (Va.) Subscription for Music School, 1763, records an agreement by Accomack County citizens to pay James Taylor to teach them to play the violin in the Italian manner. Surnames of citizens include Henry, Arbuckle, Townsend, Parker, Smith, Bagwell, Custis, Bayly, Williams, Cropper, and Andrews.

Accomack County (Va.) Tax list related to Revolutionary War debt, 1786 circa, is a list in more or less alphabetical order of various persons from Saint George's Parish. It records names, including many of women, and then has three columns labeled Specie Warrants, Tobacco, and Indent. Numbers in pounds, shillings and pence are recorded in the Specie Warrants and Indent columns, with the Specie Warrant numbers always being roughly double that of the numbers in the Indent columns. No amount of money is recorded in the Tobacco columns. Final tally numbers are listed on the reverse of the second page, although this information is incomplete due to damage to the document. This list is probably related to taxes taken to pay down the public debt accrued during the Revolutionary War, but whether for state or federal debt is unclear.

Accomack County (Va.) Township Records, 1870-1875, consist of seven volumes and one box of papers relating to the administrative functions of the township boards of the county.

Accomack County (Va.) Voter Register, 1902, records the roll of registered voters in Accomack County. The volume is divided by precincts: Chincoteague Island, New Church, Temperanceville, Marsh Market, Mappsville, Bloxom, News Town, Parksley, Accomack, Onancock, Wachapreague, Pungoteague, Hawk's Nest, Greenbackville, Saxis, Belle Haven, and Tangier, and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volume includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

Will books, 1673-1761, of Accomack County Court. They include the name of testator, list of heirs, and the year the will was proven in court. They also include probate records such as inventories and appraisements.

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