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A Guide to the Orange County (Va.) Copies of Court Records with African-American names, 1796-1883 Orange County (Va.) Copies of Court Records with African-American Names, 1796-18831171306, 1171308, 1171309

A Guide to the Orange County (Va.) Copies of Court Records with African-American names, 1796-1883

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1171306, 1171308, 1171309


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1171306, 1171308, 1171309
Title
Orange previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Copies of Court Records with African-American Names, 1796-1883
Physical Characteristics
0.75 cu. ft. (3 boxes)
Collector
Orange previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Orange previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Copies of Court Records with African-American Names, 1796-1883. Local government records collection, Orange previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items were photocopied from original court records at the Library of Virginia.

Historical Information

Orange previous hit County  next hit, according to most accounts, was named for William of Orange, the Dutch prince who became William III of England in 1688. It is more probably, however, that the name honored William IV, prince of Orange-Nassau, who married Anne, eldest daughter of George II, in 1734--the year Orange previous hit County  next hit was formed from previous hit Spotsylvania  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Scope and Content

Orange previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Copies of Court Records with African-American Names, 1796-1883. The collection contains photocopies of Orange previous hit County  next hit court records pertaining to or including references to African Americans. Most include a cross-reference to original court records found at the Library of Virginia. The records copied include judgments, chancery causes, deeds, bonds, fiduciary records, summonses, and arrest warrants.

Related Material

Orange previous hit County  next hit Judgments, Chancery, Free Negro and Slave, and other court records are available on microfilm and at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

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

    • Subjects:

  • African Americans--History.
  • Free African Americans--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.
  • Freedmen--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slaveholders--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slavery--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Orange previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Bonds (legal instruments)--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.
  • Deeds--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.
  • Fiduciary records--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.
  • Judicial records--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Orange previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Orange County (Va.)--History.
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