Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Custodial History

The original Andrew Reid Record Book was transferred to the Library of Virginia on March 3, 2023. A copy of the book is held in the William & Mary Special Collections Research Center.

Preferred Citation:

Andrew Reid Account Book, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Acquisition Information:

Original book was in the possession of Swem Library before 1939.

Scope and Contents

Copy of a record book kept by Andrew Reid, clerk of Rockbridge County, Virginia, entitled "For the Registering of Free Negroes [of Rockbridge County] according to the Act . . . of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed January 25, 1803" which includes physical descriptions, ages, information on former owners and record of emancipation. The volume was also used as a registry of boats to comply with An act of the General Assembly of Virginia entitled "an act regulating the navigation of James River above the falls of said river."

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by file.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• African Americans--Virginia--History--19th century
• African Americans--Virginia--Rockbridge County--History
• Boats and boating
• Free Blacks--Virginia--Rockbridge County