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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sam Walters, 23 June 2011 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Pittslyvania County (Va.), Lists of Black and White Families, 1782, 1784-1785. A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1114826 Sam Walters

Library of Virginia 2011 Library of Virginia Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Black and White Families, 1782, 1784-1785. 1114826 Library of Virginia 1 box. English Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Black and White Families, 1782, 1784-1785. Local government records collection, Pittsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Pittsylvania County under the accession number 25861.

Historical Information

Pittsylvania County was named in honor of William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a great English statesman. It was formed from Halifax County in 1766.

Scope and Content

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Lists of Black and White Families, 1782, 1784-1785. Consists of "List of number of people in each family," 1782; "List of numbers of white and black," 1782; "List of number of souls," 1782; "List of insolvents," 1784, 1785; "List of indentured certificates," 1785; "List of of white persons in buildings," 1785; "List of white people and improvements," 1785; and "List of white souls in houses," 1785. Some lists include both free and enslaved persons while others include only free persons. These records are arranged with lists of tithables and taxable property for Pittsylvania County, but some lists do not seem to have been collected for fiscal or taxation purposes, but simply as a head count.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Pittsylvania County Tax and Fiscal Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: African Americans -- History Freedmen -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County Slavery -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County Slaves -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County Taxation -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Geographical Names: Pittsylvania County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County.