A Guide to the Campbell County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1801-1850
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel number Campbell County (Va.) Reel 68
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Use microfilm copy, Campbell County (Va.) Reel 68.
Preferred Citation
Campbell County (Va.) Reel 68, Local government records collection, Campbell County 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
Campbell County was formed in 1781 from Bedford 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 and Mulattoes, 1801-1850, of Campbell County 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 law. There is no index.
Arrangement
Chronological by registration date.
Index Terms
- Campbell County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- African Americans--Virginia--Campbell County
- African Americans--Virginia.
- Free African Americans--Virginia--Campbell County.
- Campbell County--History--19th century.
- Local government records--Virginia--Campbell County.
- Registers (lists)--Virginia--Campbell County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Campbell County--History--19th century.