A Guide to the Augusta County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1810-1864
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel number Augusta County (Va.) Reel 229
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Use microfilm copy, Augusta County Reel 229.
Preferred Citation
Augusta County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1810-1864, Augusta County (Va.) Reel 229. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
The microfilm copy of these records was generated by The Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Branch.
Historical Information
Augusta County was formed from Orange County in 1738.
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
Register of Free Negroes, 1810-1864, of Augusta County records the registration number, 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. There is no index.
Arrangement
Chronological by registration date.
Related Material
Additional Augusta County Free Negro and Slave 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 web site.
Index Terms
- Augusta County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- African Americans--Virginia--Augusta County.
- African Americans--Virginia.
- Free African Americans--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Augusta County--History--19th Century.
- Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Registers (lists)--Virginia--Augusta County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Augusta County--History--19th Century.