Scott County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1822-1862.

Access and use

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
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Scott County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1822-1862. Local government records collection, Scott County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Scott County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Scott County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1822-1862. Local government records collection, Scott County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Scott County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1822-1862. The collection contains a list of free negroes and mulattoes within the district of John Pendleton, Commissioner of the Revenue in the North district of Scott County, 1822; a list of Registers of Free Negroes, 1861; and the free negro certificate of James Turner, 1862. The lists were compiled for tax purposes and include name, gender, occupation, place of residence, and sometimes a brief physical description and an explanation of the person's free status.

Biographical / historical:

Scott County was formed in 1814 from Lee, Russell, and Washington counties.

An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 37096.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
6 p.