A Guide to the Charles City County (Va.) Free Negro Register, 1835-1864 Charles City County (Va.) Free Negro Register, 1835-1864 1138342

A Guide to the Charles City County (Va.) Free Negro Register, 1835-1864

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode Number 1138342

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Barcode number

1138342

Title

A Guide to the Charles City County (Va.) Free Negro Register, 1835-1864

Physical Characteristics

1 volume. 24 folios.

Creator

Charles City County (Va.).

Physical Location

Library of Virginia

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm, Charles City County, Reel 22.

Preferred Citation

Charles City County (Va.) Free Negro Register, 1835-1864. Charles City County Reel 22. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Original volume transferred from Charles City County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. Volume microfilmed by LVA ISB.

Historical Information

Charles City County was one of the original shires of Virginia and was established in 1634.

Records have been destroyed at various times. The most damage occurred during the Civil War when the records were strewn through the woods in a rainstorm. A few pre-Civil War volumes such as deed books, will books, minute books, and order books exist.

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. The register listed the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Additionally, this volume contains parental names for some of the entries. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by the law.