Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Fluvanna County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1851-1864, Fluvanna County (Va.) Reels 26, 48. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

Fluvanna County was formed in 1777 from Albemarle 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

Fluvanna County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1851-1864, lists the registration number, 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.

Related Material

See also photocopy of register filed under Accession 41352.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Fluvanna County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• African Americans--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
• African Americans--Virginia.
• Free African Americans--Virginia--Fluvanna County.

Geographical Names:

• Fluvanna County--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Free negro and slave records--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
• Registers (lists)--Virginia--Fluvanna County.

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