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Albemarle County (Va.) Health and Medical Records, 1858-1870, consists of two folders: Mental Health Records and Smallpox Epidemic Records.

Albemarle County (Va.) Affidavit of A.S. Brockenbrough, 1831 May 3. Brockenbrough's testimony pertains to wages paid for the preparation of building sites for the construction of University of Virginia dormitories and two hotels "on the West street." One of the men hired for the job of undertaking on the site claimed he was promised a higher rate of compensation than he was paid. Brockenbrough testifies he promised to pay the workers ten percent less than former prices given at the University of Virginia for construction work.

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.) Court Records, 1792-1874. The collection contains documents removed from chancery court cases and other unidentified court records series. Documents include letters, summonses, subpoenas, orders, notices, affidavits, depositions, bills, answers, decrees, petitions, accounts, and the wills of John Bailey, 1792, and James Gillum, 1845. Also included are documents from the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Albemarle County.

Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment Suit, 1836-1833. Consists of six pages of accounts used as evidence in an unidentified court case. Two accounts between Isabella Squair and Benjamin M. Perkins. One account between James Hamner and W. L. Staples.

Albemarle County (Va.) Marriage Bond, 1805 Nov. 4, of Drury Shepherd and Reuben Elsom to Governor John Page (1744-1808) for Shepherd's marriage to Nancy Elsom.

Marriage Bonds Number 1, 1780-1805, records the bonds of marriage between a bride and groom within the county. This volume also contains an internal index, A-Y, which includes the names of both the groom and the bride. The names are arranged in the index according to the order in which they appear in the book.

Albemarle County (Va.) Marriage Register No. 1, 1854-1903, records marriages in the county from the mid-nineteenth century until early twentieth century. The original volume is found in the Albemarle County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. A copy of the volume is found on Reel 62. The register contains information such as a consecutive line number for each entry, the date and place of marriage, the full names of both parties, age and condition of parties before marriage, birth places of parties, places of residences of parties, names of their parents, occupation of husband, the name of the person performing the ceremony. By 1866, the remarks section contains the race of the parties (white or colored). The volume has 205 leaves. Some pages of the volume include the dates and names of marriage bonds and certificates, for various years, not recorded in the register.

Marriage Register, 1806-1868, is divided into two sections. The first section covering pages 1-128, 1806-1861, records the names of both parties, the date when the marriage license was issued, the minister by whom the parties were married and the date when the marriage ceremony took place. In 1813, another category is added--to whom the marriage license fee was issued by or paid to. From 1816-1821, an additional category was recorded--to whom the marriage license fee was repaid. The second section covering pages 130-146, 1865-1868, records only the names of both parties, the date when the marriage license was issued and to whom the fee for the license was paid. On pages 145-146, there are additional entries for the year 1867. There is a gap in the entries for the marriage register from 1862-1864 due to the Civil War. From 1865-1868, the marriages of African Americans are recorded in this volume.