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Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of property lost by result of war, 1865-1868. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Circuit Court. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Lunenburg County.
Lunenburg County was named for King George II, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, a German possession of England's Hanoverian kings. It was formed from Brunswick County by an act that took effect on 1 May 1746. Part of Lunenburg County was added in 1777.
An act passed by the General assembly on 1866 January 20 required clerks of counties and corporations to keep record of property lost during the Civil War including enslaved people who were emancipated. Clerks were to record this information in a book kept for that purpose and the original papers stored in a safe place.
Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of property lost by result of war, 1865-1868, are lists by owners of slaves who were taken by Union soldiers during the Civil War. The lists include slave names and ages. The list of M.A. Wilson includes items other than slaves that he claims Union soldiers also took from him including a mule, a mare, and one mile of fence.
Reports of Escaped Slaves, 1863. Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts. APA 759, Runaway and escaped slaves: receipts and reports, 1806-1863. State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia.