A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1860 Lancaster County Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1860 1118802

A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1860

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Barcode Number 1118802


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
1118802
Title
A Guide to the previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1860
Physical Characteristics
1 volume. 72 pages.
Creator
previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.)
Physical Location
Library of Virginia, Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm, previous hit Lancaster  next hit County, Reel 337.

Preferred Citation

previous hit Lancaster  next hit County Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1860. previous hit Lancaster  next hit County Reel 337. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Original volume transferred from previous hit Lancaster County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. Volume microfilmed by LVA-ISB.

Historical Information

previous hit Lancaster  next hit County was formed in 1651 from Northumberland and York Counties.

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 county clerk. The register listed the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by the law.

Scope and Content Information

The volume covers the years 1803-1860.

Arrangement

Chronological.