A Guide to the Buckingham County (Va.) apprentice indenture binding the son of Betsy Scott, a free woman of color, to Clough Amos, 1812 Dec. 14 Buckingham County (Va.) apprentice indenture binding the son of Betsy Scott, a free woman of color, to Clough Amos, 1812 Dec. 14 1153256

A Guide to the Buckingham County (Va.) apprentice indenture binding the son of Betsy Scott, a free woman of color, to Clough Amos, 1812 Dec. 14

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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1153256
Title
Buckingham County (Va.) apprentice indenture binding the son of Betsy Scott, a free woman of color, to Clough Amos, 1812 Dec. 14
Physical Characteristics
2 p.
Collector
Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Brunswick County (Va.) apprentice indenture binding the son of Betsy Scott, a free woman of color, to Clough Amos, 1812 Dec. 14. Local government records collection, Brunswick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Lynchburg.

These items are located at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Research Services for access information, directions and hours.

Historical Information

Buckingham County probably was named either for the English county or for the duke of Buckingham. According to some sources, however, the name came from Archibald Cary's tract of land called Buckingham, on what was then Willis's Creek. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761.

Records were destroyed by fire in 1869.

Scope and Content

Buckingham (Va.) apprentice indenture binding the son of Betsy Scott, a free woman of color, to Clough Amos, 1812 Dec. 14. Scott's son, Wilson Scott, was apprenticed to Amos to learn "the art and mystery of a waterman in navigating [the] James river."

Related Material

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

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

  • Apprentices -- Virginia -- Brunswick County.
  • Free African Americans -- Virginia -- Brunswick County.
  • Inland water transportation -- Virginia -- Brunswick County.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Brunswick County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Indentures -- Virginia -- Brunswick County.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Brunswick County.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Brunswick County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.