Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Affidavit of Freedom for Jerry Scott, WLU Coll. 0692, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a single document, dated January 24, 1842. The document certifies the free status of the former black slave, Jerry Scott. The certification was created by the court of Nelson County, Virginia and provides a detailed description of Scott's appearance and identifying features. The document is signed and notarized with the seal of Nelson County Court. Also included in the colletion is a facsimile of the orginal document, as well as processing material from the document's original accession by Washington and Lee in 1989.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Court records
• Court records -- U.S. states
• Freedmen
• Freedmen -- Civil rights
• Freedmen -- Legal status, laws, etc.
• Freedmen -- Sources
• Scott, Jerry
• Slavery