A Guide to Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861, Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861 1120197, 1156323, 1156324

A Guide to Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861,

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode Numbers 1120197, 1156323, 1156324


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1120197, 1156323, 1156324
Title
Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861
Physical Characteristics
3 vols., (178 p.)
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Westmoreland County, Reel 100.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861. Westmoreland County Reel 100, Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Westmoreland County.

Historical Information

Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. Part of King George County was added in 1777.

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.

Scope and Content

Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861, of Westmoreland County. They list 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 law.

Arrangement

Chronological.

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Contents List

1120197
Register of Free Negroes, 1817-1826
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1156323
Register of Free Negroes, 1828-1849

This volume includes additional information such as Record of Estrays, 1833-1836 and Record of Fines Imposed by Justices of the Peace and of Court, 1831.

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1156324
Register of Free Negroes, 1850-1861
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