A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1788-1884
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Preferred Citation
Powhatan County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1788-1884. Local government records collection, Powhatan 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 records from Powhatan County.
Historical Information
Powhatan County was named for the paramount chief of the Powhatan Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850. The county seat is Powhatan.
Scope and Content
Powhatan County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1788-1884, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship, showing the names of master and apprentice, the trade to be taught, details of the contract, the amount of the bond and the names of sureties. Many of the apprentices are free African Americans.
Related Material
See also: Powhatan County (Va.) Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, 1866
Additional Powhatan County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."