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Albemarle County (Va.) Judgments, 1747-1958 (bulk 1773-1870), contain civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Albemarle County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1782-1832, consist of suits initiated in the District Court and County Court by enslaved people seeking to gain their freedom on the law side of the court. Cases are identified by style of suit consisting of plaintiff and defendant names. Surnames of others involved in a suit, including secondary plaintiffs and defendants, witnesses, deponents and affiants, and family members with surnames different from the plaintiff or defendant are indexed. Also identified are names of enslaved people and emnslavers found in suit as well as whether enslaved people won their freedom. Predominant documents found in freedom suits include petitions, records of suits, depositions, affidavits, wills, among other items. Information found in documents include enslaved persons' argument for freedom, acquisition of enslaved by enslavers, ancestry of enslaved people, and relationship between enslaved and enslavers.

Albemarle County (Va.) Lists of Voters Registered, 1886-1955 (bulk 1902-1955), include Albemarle County lists of registered voters compiled in the individual county precincts and the general voter registration book. The collection also contains lists of registered voters from Charlottesville City (Va.).

Albemarle County(Va.) Muster Roll in the War with Germany, 1959, is a listing of men who served in one of the several branches of the armed services during World War I. Information included in the muster roll includes name, address (name of town), age, color, selective service (date drafted), volunteers for army, navy and marine corps (date accepted and which branch), National Guard and naval militia (date and where mustered), rank, branch, and remarks which include notations about date discharged, reason and date of deaths, whether someone was a chaplain, etc.

Albemarle County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1830-1869, consists of loose naturalization records filed in the local court. Loose naturalization records may include affidavits, reports for naturalization, declarations of intent to become United States citizens, and notices of application for admission of citizenship. The reports are narrative accounts made by applicants summarizing their journey to the United States. The declarations of intent record the person's name, place of birth, age, country of previous citizenship, renunciation of allegiance and fidelity to the nation of which the person is currently a citizen, and the date the intention was sworn. Affidavits, signed by those who knew the applicant and could vouch for their loyalty to the United States, may also be filed with the reports and declarations.

Albemarle County (Va.) Organization Records, 1815-1956 is comprised of various records created by groups in Albemarle County. Represented records consist of meeting minutes and unprocessed loose records.

Albemarle County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1795-1820 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Albemarle County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1796-1812 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Albemarle County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1804-1824 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Albemarle County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1816-1824 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.