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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sarah Nerney, 18 April 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff's Account Book, 1783-1878 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 0007330651 Sarah Nerney

Library of Virginia 2012 Sarah Nerney Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff's Account Book, 1783-1878 0007330651 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 1 v. (14 leaves) English Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff's Account Book, 1783-1878. Local government records collection, Halifax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 20867.

Historical Information

Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff's Account Book, 1783-1878. Local government records collection, Halifax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Scope and Content

Halifax County (Va.) Sheriff's Account Book, 1783-1787, documents the sale of land for non-payment of taxes. Information recorded includes landowner names, acreage, amount of tax owed, how much land sold and on what date and to whom. Mathew Bates was one of the principal purchasers of this land.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records -- Virginia -- Halifax County. Sheriffs -- Virginia -- Halifax County. Geographical Names: Halifax County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Land records -- Virginia -- Halifax County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Halifax County. Tax records -- Virginia -- Halifax County.