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Albemarle County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1817-1887, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship given by the Overseers of the Poor, 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 persons of color.

Albemarle County (Va.) Charlottesville Township Record Book, 1870-1871, records multiple lists related to the township. The list of lands in Charlottesville township in 1871 records in alphabetical order the names of owners, number of acres, description, distance from courthouse, value of acres, value of improvements, and total value. The list of town lots in Charlottesville township record in alphabetical order the names of owners, number of lots. and total value. The list of taxpayers in Charlottesville township records in alphabetical order the names of taxpayers, race, types of property taxed, and values. The list of births for 1870 records in alphabetical order the names of infants born, date of birth, race, names of parents, and names of informers or witnesses. The list of deaths for 1870 records in alphabetical order the names of deceased, date of death, race, age, occupation, where born, names of parents, and names of consorts, disease, names of informers or witnesses. The record book records additional miscellaneous information.

Arlington County (Va.) Judgments and Criminal Suits, 1783-1896 (bulk 1786-1859), consist primarily of civil suits and commonwealth causes heard in the Hustings Court of Alexandria and the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. The majority of civil suits relate to matters of debt.

Charles City County (Va.) Deeds, Wills, etc., 1724/25-1731, contains numerous 18th century legal documents related primarly to estates and land but including additional record types often recorded in county court order or minute books such as officials' appointments, judgments issued by county sheriffs, powers of attorney, indentured servants, fiduciary records and road and bridge records. Types of deeds found include deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of release, deeds of gift and deeds of lease and release.

Charlotte County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1787-1871, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship given by the Overseers of the Poor, 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 African Americans.

Dinwiddie County (Va.) Archives and Historical Documents, 1752-2014, include the following: Land Tax Records, 1752-1820; Land Tax Books, 1782-1875; Real Estate Tax Sales, 1886-1931; Land Tax Records, 2014; a surveyor's plat book, 1752-1865; Works Progress Administration Historical Inventory; Board of Supervisors' Books, 1870-2004; Book of Fiduciaries, 1871-1904; Order Books, 1789-1791 and 1863-1866; Historical Indexes, 1830-2010, and data compiled from various Dinwiddie County court records, 1752-1865.

Giles County (Va.) School Records, 1887-1894, include Articles of Agreement, 1887-1894, between the Board of School Trustees for the Pearisburg District and school employees (teachers, principals, etc.) of white and colored schools. Collection also incudes a monthly report, 1892, of Bertha M. King's class. King taught at white public school number three in the Walkers Creek school district. Information found include names and ages of students, attendance during the month, and classes taught.

Goochland County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1736-1878, undated, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship given by the Overseers of the Poor, 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 African Americans.

Henrico County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1795-1871, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship given by the Overseers of the Poor, 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 African Americans.

Highland county (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1852-1867, are criminal court cases and consist primarily of warrants, summons, and indictments handed down by grand juries and other legal authorities in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. These offenses ranged in severity from assault and battery to larceny to murder.