Powhatan County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures 1788-1884
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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The Library of Virginia800 East Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Archives Reference ServicesEmail: archdesk@lva.virginia.govPhone: (804) 692-3888Web: www.lva.virginia.gov
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Powhatan County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1788-1884, 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 are free African Americans.
- Biographical / historical:
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Powhatan County was named for the paramount chief of the Powhatan Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850. The county seat is Powhatan.
- Acquisition information:
- These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Powhatan County.
- Physical location:
- Library of Virginia
- Physical description:
- .45 cu.ft. (1 box)