Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Sussex County (Va.) Post Office Account Book, 1846, Local government records collection, Sussex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Sussex County.

Historical Information

Sussex County was named for the English county, and was formed from Surry County by a statute adopted in 1753. The county court first met on 30 May 1754. The county seat is Sussex.

Scope and Content

Sussex County (Va.) Post Office Account Book, 1846, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each account includes dates of transactions; amount owed for mailing or receiving letters; magazines, and newspapers; location where letters were mailed and received; and form of payment.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Sussex County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Postal rates -- Virginia -- Sussex County.
• Postal service -- Virginia -- Sussex County.

Geographical Names:

• Sussex County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Account books -- Virginia -- Sussex County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Sussex County.