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Local government records collection, Botetourt County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. \n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBotetourt County (Va.) Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records were originally described as part of the Botetourt County (Va.) Free and Enslaved Records, 1801-1862, but were removed to the present Botetourt County (Va.) Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, 1868, record to enhance discoverability in July 2025. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records were processed and indexed by LVA staff at an unknown date.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncoded by C. Collins: July 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Botetourt County (Va.) Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records were originally described as part of the Botetourt County (Va.) 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