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Preferred Citation

Charlotte County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1865. Charlotte County (Va.) Reel 146, Local government records collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item was microfilmed by the Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Division.

Historical Information

Charlotte County was formed in 1764 from Lunenburg 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

Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1865, of Charlotte County lists the date registered, registration number, age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Sometimes familial relationships are given within a registration. The clerk noted whether the registration was a renewal. There is an index.

Related Material

Additional Charlotte County Free Negro and Slave Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm"

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Charlotte County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

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

Geographical Names:

• Charlotte County -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Free negro and slave records -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
• Registers (lists) -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.

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