A Guide to the Alleghany County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1855-1856
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel Alleghany County (Va.) Reel 17
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia800 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
USA
Phone: (804) 692-3888 (Archives Reference)
Fax: (804) 692-3556 (Archives Reference)
Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov(Archives)
URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/
© 2006 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.
Processed by: Library of Virginia staff
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Use microfilm copy, Alleghany County (Va.) Reel 17.
Preferred Citation
Alleghany County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1855-1856, Alleghany County (Va.) Reel 17. Local government records collection, Alleghany County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This microfilm was created by the Virginia State Library's (now the Library of Virginia) Archives Division from the original court records found in the Alleghany County (Va.) Circuit Court Clerk's Office. The microfilm copy of these records was generated by The Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Branch on 9 January 1980.
Historical Information
Alleghany County was formed in 1822 from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe (West Virginia) counties. An additional part of Bath was added in 1823 and an additional part of Monroe in 1843.
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, 1855-1856, of Alleghany County records the registration number, age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, and 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.
Index Terms
- Alleghany County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- African Americans--Virginia--Alleghany County.
- African Americans--Virginia.
- Free African Americans--Virginia--Alleghany County.
- Alleghany County--History--19th Century.
- Local government records--Virginia--Alleghany County.
- Registers (lists)--Virginia--Alleghany County.
Corporate Names:
Subjects:
Geographical Names:
Genre and Form Terms:
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Alleghany County--History--19th Century.