Giles County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures 1807-1885

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

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Summary

Creator:

Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Giles County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1807-1885, 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 Blacks" and "free persons of color."

Biographical / historical:

Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) Counties. The county seat is Pearisburg.

Acquisition information:

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Giles County.

Physical location:

Library of Virginia

Physical description:

.35 cu.ft.