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Chesterfield County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1768-1898. Local government records collection, Chesterfield County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Chesterfield County.
Chesterfield County was named for Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth earl of Chesterfield, British statesman and diplomat, and was formed from Henrico County in 1749. The county seat is Chesterfield Court House. Part of Henrico County was added to Chesterfield in 1922.
Chesterfield County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1768-1898, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship, showing the names of master and apprentice, the trade to be taught, details of the contract, the amount of the bond and the names of sureties. Many of the apprentices bound out prior to 1866 were "free Blacks" and "free persons of color."
Additional Chesterfield County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.
Chesterfield County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1768-1898, of "free Blacks" and "free persons of color" are available at Virginia Untold: the African American Narrative digital collection .