Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Davis family Bible record, 1864. Accession 40379, Bible records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 26393, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 6 March 2003.

Scope and Content Information

Includes a list of slaves who were sent from Tredegar Iron Works (Richmond, Va.) to work on the fortifications at Drewry's Bluff (Va.) in 1864. The list includes the slaves name, his age, owners name, and where they lived. Areas covered are: Buckingham, Chesterfield, Essex, and Henrico Counties and Richmond, Virginia; and North Carolina and South Carolina. Other surnames include: Dangerfield, Gill, Hancock, Jones, Montigue, Page, and Taylor.