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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Catherine OBrion, 14 July 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Barcode numbers 1103785, 1121826/Accomack County (Va.) Reels 346-347 Sam Walters

Library of Virginia 2010 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793 Barcode numbers 1103785, 1121826/Accomack County (Va.) Reels 346-347 Library of Virginia 2 v. and 2 microfilm reels English Accomack County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Use 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.

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.

 Historical Information

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.

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.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Accomack County Court records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Accomack County (Va.). Circuit Court. Subjects: Cargo ships -- Virginia -- Accomack County. Masters of ships -- Virginia -- Accomack County. Schooners -- Virginia -- Accomack County. Ships -- Virginia -- Accomack County. Sloops -- Virginia -- Accomack County. Geographical Names: Accomack County -- History -- 18th century Genre and Form Terms: Local government records -- Virginia -- Accomack County. Merchant vessels -- Virginia -- Accomack County. Ports -- Virginia -- Accomack County.