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A Guide to the Charlotte County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1865 Charlotte County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1865 Charlotte County (Va.) Reel 146

A Guide to the Charlotte County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1865

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Microfilm reel number: Charlotte previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reel 146


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Microfilm reel number
Charlotte previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reel 146
Title
Charlotte previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1865
Physical Characteristics
1 microfilm reel (87 images)
Collector
Charlotte previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

Charlotte previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1865. Charlotte previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reel 146, Local government records collection, Charlotte previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item was microfilmed by the Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Division.

Historical Information

Charlotte previous hit County  next hit was formed in 1764 from previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the previous hit county  next hit clerk.

Scope and Content

Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1865, of Charlotte previous hit County  next hit lists the date registered, registration number, age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Sometimes familial relationships are given within a registration. The clerk noted whether the registration was a renewal. There is an index.

Related Material

Additional Charlotte previous hit County  next hit Free Negro and Slave Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm"

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

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

    • Subjects:

  • African Americans -- Virginia -- Charlotte previous hit County  next hit.
  • Free African Americans -- Virginia -- Charlotte previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Charlotte previous hit County  next hit -- History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Free negro and slave records -- Virginia -- Charlotte previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Charlotte previous hit County  next hit.
  • Registers (lists) -- Virginia -- Charlotte previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Charlotte County -- History.
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