A Guide to the Staunton County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1810-1864 Staunton (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1810-1864 Staunton (Va.) Reel 15

A Guide to the Staunton County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1810-1864

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Microfilm reel number: Staunton (Va.) Reel 15


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel number
Staunton (Va.) Reel 15
Title
Staunton (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1810-1864
Physical Characteristics
1 microfilm reel (28 images)
Collector
Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Staunton (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1810-1864. Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item was microfilmed by the Library of Virginia.

Historical Information

Staunton, in Augusta County, was named, according to most authorities, for Rebecca Staunton, wife of Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Staunton was laid out in 1748 at the site of the Augusta County courthouse and was established as a town in 1761. It was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1871.

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

Staunton (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1810-1864. The register documents the identities of free persons of color living in Staunton during the antebellum period. Each entry includes name, date registered, a brief physical description, and documentation of the person's free status, such as the date and circumstances of emancipation or birth.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Free African Americans--Virginia--Staunton.
  • Racially mixed people--Virginia--Staunton.
  • Slaves--Emancipation--Virginia--Staunton.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Staunton--History--19th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Free negro and slave records--Virginia--Staunton.
  • Free negro registers--Virginia--Staunton.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Staunton.
  • Registers (lists)--Virginia--Staunton.