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A Guide to the Rappahannock County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1834-1863 Rappahannock County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1834-1863 32

A Guide to the Rappahannock County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1834-1863

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Microfilm reel number previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reel Number 32


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel number
previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reel Number 32
Title
previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Register of Free Negroes 1834-1863
Physical Characteristics
1 microfilm reel
Creator
previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Shelf Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reel 32.

Preferred Citation

previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reel 32, Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

The microfilm copy of these records was generated by The Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Branch.

Historical Information

There have been two Virginia previous hit counties  next hit named previous hit Rappahannock  next hit. The first was created from Lancaster in 1656 and became extinct in 1662 when it was divided into Essex and Richmond previous hit counties  next hit. The present previous hit county  next hit was formed from Culpeper previous hit County  next hit in 1833.

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 city clerk.

Scope and Content

The previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1834-1863, lists the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by the law. The register is indexed.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit Free Negro and Slave Records can be found in the Local Government Records Collection and on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--Circuit Court.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--Virginia--19th century.

    • Subjects:

  • African Americans--Virginia-- previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • African Americans--Virginia.
  • Free African Americans--Virginia-- previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Registers (lists)--Virginia-- previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Rappahannock County (Va.)--Virginia--19th century.
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