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A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of property lost by result of war, 1865-1868 Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of property lost by result of war, 1865-1868 1202259

A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Lists of property lost by result of war, 1865-1868

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Title
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Lists of property lost by result of war, 1865-1868
Physical Characteristics
2 items
Collector
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Lists of property lost by result of war, 1865-1868. Local government records collection, previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit Circuit Court. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County .

Historical Information

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for King George II, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, a German possession of England's Hanoverian kings. It was formed from Brunswick previous hit County  next hit by an act that took effect on 1 May 1746. Part of previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was added in 1777.

An act passed by the General assembly on 1866 January 20 required clerks of previous hit counties  next hit and corporations to keep record of property lost during the Civil War including enslaved people who were emancipated. Clerks were to record this information in a book kept for that purpose and the original papers stored in a safe place.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Lists of property lost by result of war, 1865-1868, are lists by owners of slaves who were taken by Union soldiers during the Civil War. The lists include slave names and ages. The list of M.A. Wilson includes items other than slaves that he claims Union soldiers also took from him including a mule, a mare, and one mile of fence.

Related Material

Reports of Escaped Slaves, 1863. Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts. APA 759, Runaway and escaped slaves: receipts and reports, 1806-1863. State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • African Americans -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slaveholders -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slavery -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1867-1868 -- African Americans.
  • Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1867-1868.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1867-1868 -- African Americans.
  • Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1867-1868.
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