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A Guide to the Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793 Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793 Barcode numbers 1103785, 1121826/Accomack County (Va.) Reels 346-347

A Guide to the Accomack County (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793

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the Library of Virginia
Collection numbers: Barcode numbers 1103785, 1121826/Accomack previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reels 346-347


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Collection numbers
Barcode numbers 1103785, 1121826/Accomack previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reels 346-347
Title
Accomack previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793
Physical Characteristics
2 v. and 2 microfilm reels
Collector
Accomack previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copies, Accomack previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reels 346-347

Preferred Citation

Accomack previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Port of Entry Books, 1778-1793. Local Government Records Collection, Accomack previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit.

Microfilm reels were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.

Historical Information

Accomack previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit County  next hit (spelled without a k) became previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit in 1643. The present country was formed from previous hit Northampton  next hit about 1663. In 1940 the General Assembly adopted the previous hit county's  next hit present spelling.

Scope and Content

Accomack previous hit County  next hit (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 previous hit County  next hit. 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.

Related Material

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

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Accomack previous hit County  next hit (Va.). Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Cargo ships -- Virginia -- Accomack previous hit County  next hit.
  • Masters of ships -- Virginia -- Accomack previous hit County  next hit.
  • Schooners -- Virginia -- Accomack previous hit County  next hit.
  • Ships -- Virginia -- Accomack previous hit County  next hit.
  • Sloops -- Virginia -- Accomack previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Accomack previous hit County  next hit -- History -- 18th century

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Accomack previous hit County  next hit.
  • Merchant vessels -- Virginia -- Accomack previous hit County  next hit.
  • Ports -- Virginia -- Accomack previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Accomack County -- History -- 18th century
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