Administrative Information

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Northumberland County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, circa 1786-1902. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Northumberland County under the accession number 43283.

Historical Information

Northumberland County probably was named for the English county. It was formed about 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early-seventeenth-century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.

Scope and Content

Northumberland County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, circa 1786-1902 consist of commonwealth claims (1836), county claims (1902), lists of taxable property (1790, 1799), sheriffs' accounts and returns (1786-1789), and tithable lists (undated).

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.

Related Material

Additional Northumberland County Tax and Fiscal Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Additional Northumberland County Tax and Fiscal Records can be found at the Northumberland County Courthouse and the Library of Virginia.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Northumberland County
• Sheriffs--Virginia--Northumberland County
• Tax collection--Virginia--Northumberland County

Geographical Names:

• Northumberland County (Va.)--History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Northumberland County
• Personal property--Virginia--Northumberland County
• Real estate--Virginia--Northumberland County
• Receipts--Virginia--Northumberland County
• Tax and fiscal records--Virginia--Northumberland County
• Taxes--Virginia--Northumberland County

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