A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1799-1868
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Preferred Citation
Lunenburg County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1799-1868. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfer of court papers from Lunenburg County under the accession number 42852.
Historical Information
Lunenburg County was formed in 1745 from Brunswick County . Part of Charlotte County was added in 1777.
Scope and Content
Lunenburg County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1799-1868, 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 bound out prior to 1866 were free African Americans.
Related Material
For more Apprenticeship Records see: Lunenburg County (Va.) Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, 1865-1869