Free persons registration for Jerry Scott

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Affidavit of Freedom for Jerry Scott, WLU Coll. 0692, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Summary

Extent:
1 Files
Creator:
Garland, Spottswood (Alexander Spottswood), 1777-1850
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Affidavit of Freedom for Jerry Scott, WLU Coll. 0692, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of single legal registration document for Jerry Scott "a free man of colour (sic)" in Nelson County, Virginia. The document includes a physical description of Jerry Scott and is signed by Spotswood Garland, the county clerk of Nelson County. It includes the county's seal. Free persons of color were required to be registered as "free persons" within their county of residence in Virginia before emancipation. The document notes that Jerry Scott was "born free."

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard