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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Greg Crawford, 06 April 2015 Description is in English A Guide to the Caroline County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1810 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 0007573899 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2015 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Caroline County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1810 0007573899 Library of Virginia .15 cu.ft. (1 box) English Caroline County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Caroline County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1810. Local government records collection, Caroline County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the city of Caroline County.

Historical Information

Caroline County was named for Caroline of Anspach, wife of King George II. It was formed from Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties on 1 May 1728, and additional parts of King and Queen County were added in 1742 and in 1763. The county seat is Bowling Green.

Most loose records and deed books prior to 1836 and will books prior to 1853 were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed by Union troops who ransacked the courthouse in May 1864. A near-complete run of order books exists.

Scope and Content

Caroline County (Va.) County Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1810, consist of one freedom suit titled Annis, etc. versus Christopher Terrell. The plaintiffs claimed their freedom next on the basis they were descendants of a Native American.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Caroline County records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm".

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Caroline County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: African Americans -- History Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Caroline County Slaves -- Virginia -- Caroline County Geographical Names: Caroline County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Freedom suits -- Virginia -- Caroline County Judicial records -- Virginia -- Caroline County Local government records -- Virginia -- Caroline County