A Guide to the Fluvanna County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1851-1864
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection numbers Fluvanna County (Va.) Reels 26, 48/ Barcode 0056112
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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
- Fluvanna County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- African Americans--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
- African Americans--Virginia.
- Free African Americans--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
- Fluvanna County--History--19th century.
- Free negro and slave records--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
- Registers (lists)--Virginia--Fluvanna County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Fluvanna County--History--19th century.