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Use microfilm copy, King William County (Va.) Reel 57.
King William County (Va.) Tax Collection Book of Thomas Moore, 1819-1810. Local records collection, King William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.
This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 19996. The microfilm was generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.
King William County was named for William III and was formed from King and Queen County in 1701.
Most records were destroyed by a courthouse fire on 17 January 1885. Only a few order books and deed books exist.
King William County (Va.) Tax Collection Book of Thomas Moore, 1819-1830, is the rough draft of land, personal property, slave property, and other taxes owed and collected by Moore as part of his duties as sheriff. Also included in the volume were other fees due including those related to militia fines, court and clerk's fees, and so on.
Page 143 is an unsigned personal letter to someone in Norfolk called Jameson.
Organized more or less alphabetically by surname. There is an index at the front of the volume.
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 .