A Guide to the Rockbridge County (Va.) Slave Patrol Appointment, May 7, 1861
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
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Preferred Citation
Rockbridge County (Va.) Slave Patrol Appointment, May 7, 1861. Local government records collection, Rockbridge County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 40263.
Historical Information
Rockbridge County was formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt Counties. An additional part of Botetourt County was added in 1785.
Scope and Content
Rockbridge County (Va.) Slave Patrol Appointment, May 7, 1861. Consists of a document appointing William Allison, Joseph Saville, and William S. Newcomer to patrol at least once a week "all negro quarters" and other places suspected of harboring "unlawful assemblages of slaves as may stroll from one plantation to another."
Related Material
Additional Rockbridge County Bonds, Oaths, and Commissions can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Index Terms
- Rockbridge County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Slavery--Law and Legislation--Virginia--Rockbridge County.
- Rockbridge County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Rockbridge County (Va.)--History--Slavery--19th century.
- Bonds, Oaths, Commissions--Virginia--Rockbridge County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Rockbridge County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Rockbridge County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Rockbridge County (Va.)--History--Slavery--19th century.