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A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) list of damages done by British army, 1783 Lunenburg County (Va.) list of damages done by British army, 1783 1017610

A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) list of damages done by British army, 1783

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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1017610
Title
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) list of damages done by British army, 1783
Physical Characteristics
1 item.
Collector
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) list of damages done by British army, 1783. Local government records collection, previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit 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 previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County .

Historical Information

The claims were made in response to an act passed by the General Assembly in May 1782 (chap. 10) to ascertain the losses and injuries sustained from the depradations of the enemy within the commonwealth. The act required previous hit counties  next hit to hold special courts or to appoint members of the court to collect information and proof of the various losses and injuries sustained during the Revolutionary War. The proceedings or reports and the supporting documentation were to be submitted to the governor and council, to be laid before the next general assembly.

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for King George II, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, a German possession of England's Hanoverian kings. It was formed from Brunswick previous hit County  next hit by an act that took effect on 1 May 1746. Part of previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was added in 1777.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) list of damages done by British army, 1783, is an inventory made by citizens of previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit that records a listing of property he claimed was confiscated or destroyed by the British army. Information found in the inventories include name of property confiscated or destroyed, value of each piece of property, and name of individual making the claim. Examples of property found in the claims include horses, liquor, food, clothing, and saddles.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

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

    • Subjects:

  • Personal property -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Claims -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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