Norfolk County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1718-1862
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Confederate States of America
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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...
Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court
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Norfolk County (extinct) probably was named by Adam Thoroughgood, a local resident, from his native county in England. It was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Norfolk County became extinct in 1963, when it was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk to form the city of Chesapeake. From the guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Wills, 1744-1910, (The Library of Virginia) Norfolk County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Now extinc...
Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court
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Norfolk County (extinct) probably was named by Adam Thoroughgood, a local resident, for his native county in England. It was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Norfolk County became extinct in 1963, when it was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk to form the city of Chesapeake. The county seat was Portsmouth. From the guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Daily Record of Providence (White) School No. 2, 1894-1897, (The Library of Virginia) ...
