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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Archives database, created by Sarah Nerney, 16 June 2005 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1120197, 1156323, 1156324 Sarah Nerney

Library of Virginia 2005 Processed by: Sarah Nerney Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861 1120197, 1156323, 1156324 3 vols., (178 p.) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Westmoreland County, Reel 100.

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Preferred Citation

Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861. Westmoreland County Reel 100, Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Westmoreland County.

Historical Information

Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. Part of King George County was added in 1777.

An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk.

Scope and Content

Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861, of Westmoreland County. They list the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by law.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Access Terms Westmoreland County (Va.). Circuit Court. African Americans--Employment--Virginia--Westmoreland County. African Americans--Virginia--Westmoreland County. Free African Americans--Virginia--Westmoreland County. Livestock--Virginia--Westmoreland County. Justices of the Peace--Virginia--Westmoreland County. Westmoreland County--History--19th Century. Local government records--Virginia--Westmoreland County. Registers (lists)--Virginia--Westmoreland County. Contents List Register of Free Negroes, 1817-1826 1120197 Register of Free Negroes, 1828-1849 1156323

This volume includes additional information such as Record of Estrays, 1833-1836 and Record of Fines Imposed by Justices of the Peace and of Court, 1831.