Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Louisa County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1837-1865. Louisa County (Va.) Reel 118, Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

The microfilm copy of these records was generated by The Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Branch.

Historical Information

Louisa County was formed in 1742 from Hanover County.

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

Louisa County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1837-1865, records the registration number, age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, and 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 an index at the front of the volume.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Louisa County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Free African Americans. -- Virginia -- Louisa County.

Geographical Names:

• Louisa County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
• Registers (lists) -- Virginia -- Louisa County.