A Guide to the Campbell County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1801-1850 Campbell County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1801-1850 Campbell County (Va.) Reel 68

A Guide to the Campbell County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1801-1850

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel number Campbell County (Va.) Reel 68


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel number
Campbell County (Va.) Reel 68
Title
Campbell County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1801-1850
Physical Characteristics
1 microfilm reel
Creator
Campbell County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Campbell County (Va.) Reel 68.

Preferred Citation

Campbell County (Va.) Reel 68, Local government records collection, Campbell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

The microfilm copy of these records was generated by The Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Branch.

Historical Information

Campbell County was formed in 1781 from Bedford County.

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

Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1801-1850, of Campbell County lists 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. There is no index.

Arrangement

Chronological by registration date.

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