Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Montgomery County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1823-1863. Montgomery County (Va.) Reel 92, Local government records collection, Montgomery 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

Montgomery County was formed in 1775 from Fincastle County. Part of Botetourt County was added in 1789 and part of Pulaski County in 1842.

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

Montgomery County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1823-1863, are two volumes (1823-1847 and 1848-1863) that record the registration number, age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, and 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

Arranged chronologically by registration date.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Montgomery County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• African Americans -- Virginia -- Montgomery County.
• Free African Americans. -- Virginia -- Montgomery County.
• Racially mixed people -- Virginia -- Montgomery County.

Geographical Names:

• Montgomery County -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

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