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The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. \n"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBotetourt County Certificates of Importation 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.) Certificates of Importation, 1794, 1796, 1815, record to enhance discoverability in July 2025. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records were processed, scanned, and indexed by L. Neuroth and LVA staff for the purposes of digitizing them for the digital project Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative at an unknown date. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncoded by C. Collins: July 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information\n"],"processinfo_tesim":["Botetourt County Certificates of Importation 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.) 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Additional Botetourt County records may be found in the  Lost Records Localities Digital Collection  available on the Library of Virginia website.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBotetourt County (Va.) Certificates of Importation, 1794, 1796, 1815, 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. 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Search the \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/\"\u003eLost Records Localities Database\u003c/extref\u003e found at the Library of Virginia web site\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional Botetourt County Deed Book Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.  Consult  \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm\"  found on the Library of Virginia web site.\n","Botetourt County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Botetourt County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the  Lost Records Localities Database  found at the Library of Virginia web site"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDeed Book, 1770-1778, of Botetourt County Court.  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The deeds typically record the name of the enslaver, the name of the enslaved person or persons to be freed, the date the enslaved person or persons achieved freedom, and the date the manumission was proved or certified. Sometimes, the deeds describe the reason for emancipation or manumission. Deeds of emancipation could be generated after the enslaver's death by those executing a last will and testament. \u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi06170#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vi_vi06170","ead_ssi":"vi_vi06170","_root_":"vi_vi06170","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi06170","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi06170.xml","title_ssm":["Botetourt County (Va.) Deeds of Emancipation, \n1790-1802"],"title_tesim":["Botetourt County (Va.) Deeds of Emancipation, \n1790-1802"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Botetourt County (Va.) 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An archivist may determine that some materials cannot be served due to their physical state. The records were heavily water damaged and as a result are extremely fragile and can be severely moldy. Persons with mold or dust sensitivity may want to avoid research in these records. Patrons must consult with Archives Research Services prior to a visit to the Library of Virginia to view any original Botetourt County records.\n","Organized by inventory number.\n","Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785.\n","On 1970 December 15, a fire gutted the Botetourt County courthouse in Fincastle, Virginia. The court records were not burned but were heavily water damaged. Many of the court papers are extremely fragile today as a result of this water damage and some are not useable. 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