A Guide to the Campbell County (Va.) Deeds, 1783-1862
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the Library of Virginia
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Campbell County (Va.) Deeds, 1783-1862, Local government records collection, Campbell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Campbell County under the accession number 41336.
Historical Information
Campbell County was named for William Campbell, a general in the militia during the Revolutionary War and one of the heroes of the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. The county was formed from Bedford County by an act passed on 15 December 1781. The county court first met on 7 February 1782. The county seat is Rustburg.
A law passed in 1782 by the state legislature made it lawful to emancipate slaves.
Scope and Content
Campbell County (Va.) Deeds, 1783-1862, consists of deeds of emancipation and manumission, bills of sale related to transactions of enslaved people, certificates of removal of enslaved people, and an apprenticeship indenture.
Related Material
Additional Campbell County Deeds can be found at the Library of Virginia.
Additional Campbell 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.
Index Terms
- Campbell County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- African Americans-History
- Apprentices--Virginia--Campbell County
- Free African Americans--Virginia--Campbell County
- Campbell County (Va.)--History
- Local government records--Virginia--Campbell County.