Collections : [Library of Virginia]

Henry County (Va.) Bond of Joseph French to Charles Fodrill, 1804 Dec. 6, was taken out as a result of an attachment by Fodrill on two horses of French's due to a debt.

Henry County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1798-1929 circa, typically consist of bonds, commissions, oaths, certificates, and appointments related to holding public office. Some collections can include ministers' bonds.

Henry County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1856-1859, consist of five commonwealth causes against slaves and a free negro for crimes including assault with the intent to maim, malicious stabbing, aid and abet a poisoning, and rape. All of the suits include extensive testimony and some deponents are slaves.

Henry County (Va.) Estray Records, 1783-1929, contain various loose and bound records giving public notice of valuable, tame animals, either lost or found wandering and presumed escaped from their owners, allowing the owners to reclaim the animals. Enteries generally indicate by whom the animal was taken up, before what justice the person went and when, and the description and appraisement (value) of the animal.

Henry County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1777-1940, undated, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Henry County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1796-1868. The collection contains court records documenting the interactions of free negroes and slaves with the county courts between 1796 and 1868. They include free negro registrations and certificates (1849-1859), lists of free negroes (1842-1862, undated), proceedings of slaves requsitioned for public use (1862- 1865, undated), slave patrol returns and appointments (1796-1863, undated), certificates of non-importation of slaves (1816, 1818), registers of slaves held for life (1853-1860), and miscellaneous items (1831-1868, undated).

Henry County (Va.) Lists of Taxable Property, 1783-1800. Consists of manuscript lists of taxable property in the county for the years 1783-1800.

Henry County (Va.) Organization Records, 1800-1940, typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

The Henry County (Va.) Provisions for Families of Indigent Soldiers is primarily made up of reports of indigent soldiers' families. These reports include the names of soldiers and family members, the amount of money or supplies provided to each family, and the use for which the money was intended. Also included are lists of soldiers' families, receipts for provisions purchased and accounts of overseers demonstrating funds distributed in various county districts and details about the families living in those districts. Information included in the accounts include number and age of children, economic state and health of family (e.g. "she is poor, lives with her father" or "in good condition-dropped from list) and details about the soldiers. The reports and receipts record that funds were to be used for specific foods such as bacon, wheat, beef, flour and corn. Also included is one file of papers relating to court cases involving non-payment of funds for provisions for indigent soldiers' families.

Henry County (Va.) Records, circa 1805-1970, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Criminal Records, Clerk's Records and Judgments), Military and Pension Records, Land Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Fiduciary Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, Board of Supervisors Records, Treasurer's Records and Sheriff's Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Miscellaneous Records, Election Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Wills, School Records, Township Records, Business Records, Census Records, Organization Records and Justice of the Peace Records.