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In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments , these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History: Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. 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Reels 248, 254, 255","Mandelbaum Clothier Daybook, 1871 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 249","Mercer Salt Works Business Records, 1851-1856 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 247","Mictiow Sales Book, 1837 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 255","Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249, 250","Timothy M. Patterson General Store Ledgers, 1792-1805 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 247, 253","Henry I. Tapp Daybook and Ledger, 1826-1831 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 244","Templeton and Company Daybook and Ledger, 1856-1860 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 257","Virginia Banking and Trust Company Business Records, 1866-1875 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 244-245, 256-257","William Weaver Business Records, 1814-1826 are available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) 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In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments , these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History: Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 9 December 1745.","Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","The records in this collection were processed as different times from 2002-2015 mostly by Bari Helms as well Greg Crawford. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings.","Encoded by M. Mason, March 2024","See also:  August County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1746-1912","Additional August County(Va.) court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","Augusta County (Va.) Business Records,1789-1908, is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Augusta County (Va.). Represented records largely consists of bound volumes such as ledgers, daybooks, minute books, cashbooks, invoice books, and account books.","There are no restrictions.","Library of Virginia; State Records Center","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Augusta County (Va.) Business Records, 1789-1908"],"collection_ssim":["Augusta County (Va.) Business Records, 1789-1908"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court."],"creator_ssim":["Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court."],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions."],"acqinfo_ssim":["These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Augusta County in 2008 under the accession numbers 43658 and 43836."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["79 volumes; .45 cubic feet (1 box)"],"extent_tesim":["79 volumes; .45 cubic feet (1 box)"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMany of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eplease check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available\u003c/emph\u003e. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Many of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease see \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA017\"\u003e August County Microfilm \u003c/extref\u003e index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.\u003c/emph\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e John Armstrong, Sr. Ledger, 1827-1842 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 247 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlanson Harris Blacksmith Ledgers and Daybook, 1839-1867 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 253, 255, 256\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAetna Insurance Company Vouchers, 1857-1861 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 244 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugusta Perpetual Building and Loan Company Business Records, 1885-1907 are available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 248, 254, 255 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMandelbaum Clothier Daybook, 1871 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 249 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMercer Salt Works Business Records, 1851-1856 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 247 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMictiow Sales Book, 1837 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 255 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249, 250\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTimothy M. Patterson General Store Ledgers, 1792-1805 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 247, 253 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHenry I. Tapp Daybook and Ledger, 1826-1831 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 244\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTempleton and Company Daybook and Ledger, 1856-1860 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 257 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Banking and Trust Company Business Records, 1866-1875 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 244-245, 256-257\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Weaver Business Records, 1814-1826 are available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 246, 252, 253 \u003c/p\u003e\n"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["Please see  August County Microfilm  index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.","John Armstrong, Sr. Ledger, 1827-1842 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 247","Alanson Harris Blacksmith Ledgers and Daybook, 1839-1867 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 253, 255, 256","Aetna Insurance Company Vouchers, 1857-1861 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 244","Augusta Perpetual Building and Loan Company Business Records, 1885-1907 are available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 248, 254, 255","Mandelbaum Clothier Daybook, 1871 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 249","Mercer Salt Works Business Records, 1851-1856 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 247","Mictiow Sales Book, 1837 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 255","Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 249, 250","Timothy M. Patterson General Store Ledgers, 1792-1805 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reels 247, 253","Henry I. Tapp Daybook and Ledger, 1826-1831 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 244","Templeton and Company Daybook and Ledger, 1856-1860 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) Reel 257","Virginia Banking and Trust Company Business Records, 1866-1875 is available as microfilm Augusta County (Va.) 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Christian Ledger, 1817-1837\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries V: John Frazier and Bath and Rockbridge Alum Springs Ledger, 1850-1854\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VI: Alanson Harris Blacksmith Ledgers and Daybook, 1839-1867\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VII: Henry Holloway Plantation Ledger, 1796-1810\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VIII: Houff \u0026amp; Holler Business Records, 1904-1908\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries IX: Breeze Johnson Ledger, 1839-1847\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries X: Nicholas C. Kinney Daybook and Ledgers, 1815-1830\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XI: Mandelbaum Clothier Daybook, 1871\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XII: Mercer Salt Works Business Records, 1851-1856\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XIII: Mictiow Sales Book, 1837\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XIV: Mount Ery Furnace Ledger, 1789-1793\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XV: Mutual Annuity Company Ledger, 1892-1906\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVI: Timothy M. Patterson General Store Ledgers, 1792-1805\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVII: Tannehill \u0026amp; Wheat Nursery Ledger, 1866-1874\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVIII: Henry I. 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Consult Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA131\"\u003e\"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also:  August County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1746-1912","Additional August County(Va.) court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\""],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAugusta County (Va.) Business Records,1789-1908, is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Augusta County (Va.). 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Certificates of Importation, 1781-1782","1 microfilm reel","This collection is open for research.","This collection is arranged \nSeries I: Certificates of Importation, 1781-1782, arranged chronologically.","Context for Record Type: In 1778, Governor Patrick Henry enacted legislation preventing importation of enslaved people into the commonwealth. Those that did bring their enslaved people were required to register them with the county court and sign a certificate of importation agreeing that they were not bringing enslaved people into the commonwealth with the intent to sell. The enslaved person is sometimes named, but not always, and occasionally information is given as to age, birthdate, and the state from which the individuals were moving. According to Section 3 of the act \"every slave imported into this commonwealth contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, shall upon such importation become free.\" By this clause, those enslaved people who were brought into Virginia illegally could pursue their freedom in the local courts.","Locality History: Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 9 December 1745. The county courthouse is in Staunton, and the county administrative offices are in Verona.","Augusta County (Va.) Certificates of Importation were originally described as Augusta County (Va.) List of Slaves Removed to Virginia from Georgia, 1781, but were removed to the present Augusta County (Va.) Certificates of Importation, 1781-1782, record to enhance discoverability in May 2025.","During the redescription process, Local Records staff reviewed Augusta County (Va.) Reel 230. It was confirmed that the microfilm reel includes two lists of enslaved persons removed to Virginia, 1781-1782.","These records were processed and indexed by LVA staff for the purposes of digitizing them for the digital project Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative at an unknown date.","Encoded by S. Nerney: July 2007; updated by C. Collins: March 2025.","Records related to free and enslaved people of Augusta County (Va.) and other localities are available through the Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative Digital Collection on the Library of Virginia website.","Additional Augusta County (Va.) Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","Augusta County (Va.) Certificates of Importation, 1781-1782, sometimes entitled certificates of nonimportation, contain information whereby an enslaver swears that they have not imported the enslaved person from Africa and that the enslaver has not brought the enslaved person into Virginia with the purpose of selling the enslaved person. The enslaved person is sometimes named, but not always, and occasionally information is given as to age, birthdate, and the state the individuals are moving from.","These records are comprised of two lists that enumerate enslaved persons removed to Virginia by Edward Davies and John Twig, both from Georgia. The lists document the names and ages of the enslaved persons and were submitted “Agreeable to an Act of Assembly made the first day of May 1781, for the removal of Slaves from the State of South Carolina and Georgia to the State of Virginia.” The list of people enslaved by Davies, 1781, names the following individuals: Joe (50), Abram (22), Stephen (15), Charles (14), Prince (12), Andrew (5), Carolina (3), Quassy (4), Phillis (30), Amy (26), Amaritta (24), Precilla [or Pricilla] (17), Mary (21), Betty (47), Nancey (15), Phebe (11), and Pamela (9). The list of people enslaved by Twig, 1782, includes Joe (35), Frank (35), Jack (45), Winton (20), Sam (15), Sam (8), Bob (6), Ceasar (2), Jack (5 mo.), Nancey (20), and Nann (30).","There are no restrictions.","Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Augusta County (Va.) Certificates of Importation, 1781-1782"],"collection_ssim":["Augusta County (Va.) 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Those that did bring their enslaved people were required to register them with the county court and sign a certificate of importation agreeing that they were not bringing enslaved people into the commonwealth with the intent to sell. The enslaved person is sometimes named, but not always, and occasionally information is given as to age, birthdate, and the state from which the individuals were moving. According to Section 3 of the act \"every slave imported into this commonwealth contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, shall upon such importation become free.\" By this clause, those enslaved people who were brought into Virginia illegally could pursue their freedom in the local courts.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History:\u003c/emph\u003e Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. 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They are a valuable source of local, state, social, and legal history and serve as a primary source for understanding a locality's history. Chancery causes document the lived experiences of free and enslaved individuals; women; children; people living with physical disabilities or mental health struggles; people living in poverty; defunct institutions and corporate entities; or those that may not have otherwise left traditional written histories.","Locality History: Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 9 December 1745. The county courthouse is in Staunton, and the county administrative offices are in Verona.","Court History: Augusta County was the site of a Superior Court of Chancery that held court in Staunton from 1802 to 1832. The Superior Courts of Chancery were created by an act of the General Assembly passed on 23 January 1802. In order to expedite the hearing of chancery suits, the High Court of Chancery was abolished, and the state was divided into three chancery districts with a Superior Court of Chancery for each district. For this reason, these courts were sometimes called \"District Courts of Chancery.\" Suits heard in these courts were typically cases appealed from the local courts. A transcript of the suit from the local court was commonly filed with the appeal. Litigants could by-pass the local courts and file their suits in the chancery district court directly. Of the three original Superior Courts of Chancery - Staunton, Richmond (City), and Williamsburg - only the records of the Staunton district remain.","Court History: From 1802 to 1812, the Staunton district consisted of localities found in the western half of the Commonwealth including the ones in present day West Virginia: Augusta, Bath, Berkeley, Botetourt, Brooke, Frederick, Grayson, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lee, Monongalia, Monroe, Montgomery, Ohio, Pendleton, Randolph, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Shenandoah, Tazewell, Washington, Wood, and Wythe counties. In 1812, the General Assembly created additional Superior Courts of Chancery which reduced the number of localities in the Staunton district to the following: Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Mason, Monroe, Nelson, Pendleton, Rockbridge, and Rockingham counties.","Chancery Causes 1746-1912 were processed by C. OBrion, C. Freed, S. Bagley, C. 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Collins: May 2024.","Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk's office.","Additional Augusta Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.","See also: “A Guide to the Augusta County (Va.) Business Records, 1789-1908.”","Augusta County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1746-1944, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. 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Frequently characterized as violent, these interactions are indicative of the conflict that often accompanied westward expansion and migration. 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The county courthouse is in Staunton, and the county administrative offices are in Verona.","Court History: Augusta County was the site of a Superior Court of Chancery that held court in Staunton from 1802 to 1832. The Superior Courts of Chancery were created by an act of the General Assembly passed on 23 January 1802. In order to expedite the hearing of chancery suits, the High Court of Chancery was abolished, and the state was divided into three chancery districts with a Superior Court of Chancery for each district. For this reason, these courts were sometimes called \"District Courts of Chancery.\" Suits heard in these courts were typically cases appealed from the local courts. A transcript of the suit from the local court was commonly filed with the appeal. Litigants could by-pass the local courts and file their suits in the chancery district court directly. Of the three original Superior Courts of Chancery - Staunton, Richmond (City), and Williamsburg - only the records of the Staunton district remain.","Court History: From 1802 to 1812, the Staunton district consisted of localities found in the western half of the Commonwealth including the ones in present day West Virginia: Augusta, Bath, Berkeley, Botetourt, Brooke, Frederick, Grayson, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lee, Monongalia, Monroe, Montgomery, Ohio, Pendleton, Randolph, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Shenandoah, Tazewell, Washington, Wood, and Wythe counties. In 1812, the General Assembly created additional Superior Courts of Chancery which reduced the number of localities in the Staunton district to the following: Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Mason, Monroe, Nelson, Pendleton, Rockbridge, and Rockingham counties.","Chancery Causes 1746-1912 were processed by C. OBrion, C. Freed, S. Bagley, C. 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Collins: May 2024.","Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk's office.","Additional Augusta Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.","See also: “A Guide to the Augusta County (Va.) Business Records, 1789-1908.”","Augusta County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1746-1944, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. 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Of the three original Superior Courts of Chancery - Staunton, Richmond (City), and Williamsburg - only the records of the Staunton district remain.","Court History: From 1802 to 1812, the Staunton district consisted of localities found in the western half of the Commonwealth including the ones in present day West Virginia: Augusta, Bath, Berkeley, Botetourt, Brooke, Frederick, Grayson, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lee, Monongalia, Monroe, Montgomery, Ohio, Pendleton, Randolph, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Shenandoah, Tazewell, Washington, Wood, and Wythe counties. In 1812, the General Assembly created additional Superior Courts of Chancery which reduced the number of localities in the Staunton district to the following: Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Mason, Monroe, Nelson, Pendleton, Rockbridge, and Rockingham counties."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAugusta County (Va.) 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Collins: 2024.","Item previously cataloged as “Augusta County (Va.) Chancery Answer, Fultz v. Strain” under accession number 40899 has been interfiled in Chancery Cause 1862-004: David Fultz vs. Boyd Porter, etc.","Encoded by G. Crawford: 2012; updated by C. Collins: May 2024."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk's office.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eAdditional Augusta Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/\"\u003eA Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/lva/vi06321.html\"\u003e“A Guide to the Augusta County (Va.) 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Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eWhile there are several suits concerning the freedom of enslaved individuals, these cases largely represent the perspective of white enslavers and their disputes involving the sale, hiring, financial responsibilities, and legality of ownership of Black individuals. Under the system of chattel slavery, laws permitted enslavers to treat enslaved people as personal possessions in the same manner as livestock, farm equipment, or household items.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eSeveral suits passingly reference contact between Indigenous communities and white settlers [1768-003, 1768-008, 1770-003, 1810-031, 1811-008, 1814-060, 1823-070]. Frequently characterized as violent, these interactions are indicative of the conflict that often accompanied westward expansion and migration. Additionally, a number of suits concern property disputes involving land grants and patents awarded for military service [1805-043, 1806-059, 1807-006, 1807-036, 1810-031, 1810-138, 1814-060, 1855-034].\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eCommonly found surnames among the plaintiffs and defendants include Adams, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Beard, Bell, Berry, Beverley (also spelled Beverly), Borden, Bowyer, Brooks, Brown, Bumgardner, Byers, Campbell, Carson, Carter, Christian, Churchman, Clarke, Cochran, Coffman, Coiner, Craig, Crawford, Curry, Davis, Donaghe, Dunlap, Eidson, Engleman, Evans, Garber, Gibson, Graham, Greaver, Grove, Hall, Hamilton, Hanger, Harman, Harris, Harrison, Hays, Hite, Hogshead, Hull, Hunter, Imboden, Jackson, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Kennedy, Kerr, King, Kinney, Koiner, Landes, Lewis, Long, Martin, Mathews (also spelled Matthews), McChesney, McClure, McComb, McCormick, McCue, Miller, Mitchell, Moore, Morris, Myers, Nelson, Palmer, Patterson, Paul, Peck, Poage, Preston, Rankin, Reed, Robertson, Ross, Scott, Sheets, Smith, Snyder, Steele, Stout, Stuart, Taylor, Thompson, Walker, Watson, White, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Woods, Wright, and Young.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe National Valley Bank of Staunton is involved in 24 suits between 1873 and 1906; the Waynesboro Company is involved in 17 suits between 1892 and 1896; the West Waynesboro Land Company is involved in 17 suits between 1893 and 1897; and the Staunton Land Company is involved in 22 suits between 1894 and 1912.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThese records contain 3 boxes of “Orphan Chancery,” including a box of chancery slips that indicated a case was removed from the clerk’s office, which are processed but not indexed. 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Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.","While there are several suits concerning the freedom of enslaved individuals, these cases largely represent the perspective of white enslavers and their disputes involving the sale, hiring, financial responsibilities, and legality of ownership of Black individuals. Under the system of chattel slavery, laws permitted enslavers to treat enslaved people as personal possessions in the same manner as livestock, farm equipment, or household items.","Several suits passingly reference contact between Indigenous communities and white settlers [1768-003, 1768-008, 1770-003, 1810-031, 1811-008, 1814-060, 1823-070]. 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The term \"tithable\" referred to a person who paid (or for whom someone else paid) on of the taxes imposed by the General Assembly for the support of civil government in the colony. In colonial Virginia, a poll tax or capitation tax was assessed on free white males, African American slaves, and Native American servants (both male and female), all age sixteen or older.","Apprentice indentures are bonds and contracts showing the names of the master and apprentice, the trade to be taught, details of the contract, amount of the bond and names of the sureties.","The original records, from which this volume was compiled, were created by the County Court.","Additional Augusta County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.  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In 1864, Governor Francis Pierpont recommended that the General Assembly of the Restored government of Virginia pass a law \"requiring the clerk of each county or corporation court to keep a book, in which, at the joint request of a negro man and woman, who have heretofore been living as man and wife, he shall register their names and the date of their marriage.\" On February 26, 1866, the General Assembly passed an act legitimizing marriages between enslaved people and the children that resulted from them. These records contain extensive information including the names of the husband and wife, as well as their ages, place of birth, residence, occupations, previous enslavers, previous enslaver's city or county residence, the name(s) of their children, the children's ages, and the date of commencement of cohabitation.","Locality History: Augusta County was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who married Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, and was the mother of King George III. 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Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm\" found on the Library of Virginia web site.","Records related to free and enslaved people of Augusta County and other localities are available on Virginia Untold","Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical and mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.","Augusta County (Va.) Marriages of Colored persons returned by Freedmen's Bureau Agents, 1865-1866, contains Quarter Masters records at Wisewell Barracks and Hospital (Washington, D.C.), 1865; \"Names of Freedpersons who have reported themselves as married by the state law of Virginia passed February 27, 1866\"; and a list of indentures of minor freed children in the Rockingham District, 1866. The original volume appears to be largely kept by 1st Lt. George T. Cook , Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner, for the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, stationed in Augusta County 1866 June- December. This volume was filed with the County Clerk William Burnett by Roswell Waldo, Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner, in 1868 for local reference purposes. The original volume is at least 301 pages; however, pages 106-299 are not included as part of the microfilmed images. There is no index.","The \"List of Quarter Masters Stores et cetera at Wisewell Barracks and Hospital,\" 1865, records the number of heating stoves, shovels, fire pokers, pieces of zinc, fire axes, and other items relating to stoves and stove equipment found in the various rooms and offices of the Wisewell Barracks and hospital (Washington, D.C.). 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Marriages of Colored persons returned by Freedmen's Bureau Agents, 1865-1866, contains Quarter Masters records at Wisewell Barracks and Hospital (Washington, D.C.), 1865; \"Names of Freedpersons who have reported themselves as married by the state law of Virginia passed February 27, 1866\"; and a list of indentures of minor freed children in the Rockingham District, 1866. The original volume appears to be largely kept by 1st Lt. George T. Cook , Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner, for the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, stationed in Augusta County 1866 June- December. This volume was filed with the County Clerk William Burnett by Roswell Waldo, Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner, in 1868 for local reference purposes. The original volume is at least 301 pages; however, pages 106-299 are not included as part of the microfilmed images. 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The leaf following the information of the married couple then usually notes the children of the individuals registered, noting a register number, the name of the father and the names and ages of the children that he recognized to be his. Sometimes the names of the children names are included in the notes column of the marriage lists.  The volume includes about 894 register entries. [pages 10-105]","The final pages of the volume, are a register of \"Indentures of Minor Freed Children in Rockingham Co. by 1st Lt. George T. Cook\", 1866. These are apprenticeship indentures coordinated by the Freedmen's Bureau. The register includes a register number, date of the registration, name of the child, sex, age in years and months, to whom bound, county of residence, trade or occupation to be taught, amount of money to be paid to the child at the close of the indenture, and the name of the witness to the indenture. 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It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 9 December 1745. The county courthouse is in Staunton, and the county administrative offices are in Verona.","Original volume remains at the Augusta County Court House. Contact the August County Circuit Court Clerk for access.","This volume was previously described as \"Augusta County (Va.) Volume of Free Negro and Slave Records, 1866\" but the supplied titled was changed to \"Augusta County (Va.) Marriages of Colored persons returned by Freedmen's Bureau Agents, 1865-1866,\" in March 2025.  This decision was made based upon the information supplied by the targets included on the microfilm reel, freedmen's bureau correspondence, and the heading information found in the volume. This title better reflects the contents of the volume.","Encoded by S. Nerney, 2006; Updated by M. 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The original volume appears to be largely kept by 1st Lt. George T. Cook , Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner, for the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, stationed in Augusta County 1866 June- December. This volume was filed with the County Clerk William Burnett by Roswell Waldo, Assistant Sub Assistant Commissioner, in 1868 for local reference purposes. The original volume is at least 301 pages; however, pages 106-299 are not included as part of the microfilmed images. There is no index.","The \"List of Quarter Masters Stores et cetera at Wisewell Barracks and Hospital,\" 1865, records the number of heating stoves, shovels, fire pokers, pieces of zinc, fire axes, and other items relating to stoves and stove equipment found in the various rooms and offices of the Wisewell Barracks and hospital (Washington, D.C.). 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