Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, King William County (Va.) Reel 57.

Preferred Citation

King William County (Va.) Tax Collection Book of Benjamin Spiller, 1782-1786. Local records collection, King William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from King William County. The microfilm was generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.

Historical Information

King William County was named for William III and was formed from King and Queen County in 1701.

Scope and Content

King William County (Va.) Tax Collection Book of Benjamin Spiller, 1782-1786, is the rough draft of land, personal property, and other taxes owed and collected by Spiller as part of his duties as sheriff. Also collected were other fees and monies due including those related to bonds, militia certificates, interest on warrants, court and clerk's fees, estate sales, overseer of the poor payments, and so on.

Most records were destroyed by a courthouse fire on 17 January 1885. Only a few order books and deed books exist.

Arrangement

Organized more or less alphabetically by surname.

Related Material

Additional King William County sheriff's records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• King William County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Slaveholders -- Virginia -- King William County.
• Slaves -- Virginia -- King William County.
• Tax collection -- Virginia -- King William County.

Geographical Names:

• King William County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Fees (compensation) -- Virginia -- King William County.
• First drafts -- Virginia -- King William County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- King William County.
• Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- King William County.
• Tax records -- Virginia -- King William County.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

• Spiller, Benjamin.

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