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Please use digital images.","For Albemarle deed books, use microfilm, Albemarle County, Reel No. 1-29,157-212","Albermarle deed books are available as microfilm, Albemarle County, Reel No. 1-29,157-212","This collection is arrangedSeries I: Deeds and bills of sale,1765-1864, involving free and enslaved people, arranged chronologically Series II: Deeds and records related to, 1757-1959 largely unprocessed but loosely arranged chronologicallySubseries A: Deeds, 1757-1959 Subseries B: Deed books, 1758-1815 Subseries c: Deed Indexes and Registers, 1748-1932","Context for Record Type:Bills of sale are written agreements which convey title of property, including enslaved people, from seller to buyer. Under the system of chattel slavery, laws permitted enslavers to treat enslaved people as personal possessions in the same manner as livestock, farm equipment, or household items. Enslaved people could be bought or sold without regard to their personal relationships or free will. Bills of sale record the name of the seller, the names of enslaved people being sold and their price, and the name of the buyer. Given that they involved a property transaction, bills of sale were commonly recorded and filed with deeds in the local court. However, there was no official requirement that the transfer of an enslaved person be recorded unless necessary for legal purposes such as a court case or an estate settlement. Enslaved people could also be transferred through a deed of gift, there was no money transaction involved in this case, which distinguishes this record from a bill of sale. Enslavers and their family members often transferred enslaved people between themselves in this manner.","Deeds are written agreements which convey title of property, such as an enslaved person, from one individual to another. These include the voluntary transfer of enslaved people between family members with no financial transaction involved. Deeds include the names of the grantors, grantees, and enslaved people. Clerks proved, acknowledged, and recorded deeds in the local court.","Locality History: Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle and governor of the Virginia colony from 1737 to 1754. It was formed from Goochland County in 1744, and part of Louisa County and certain islands in the Fluvanna River, now called the James, were added in 1761 and 1838.","Lost Locality History: Created in 1744. All order books except the first and many loose papers between 1748 and 1781 were destroyed by British general Banastre Tarleton's raid on Charlottesville in 1781 during the Revolutionary War.","Only portions of the Albermarle Deeds were previously described prior to 2026. This included, Albemarle County (Va.) Deed Books, 1761-1798, and Albemarle County (Va.) 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Deeds and Land Grants, 1758-1852","Records related to free and enslaved people of Albemarle County (Va.) and other localities are available through the Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative Digital Collection  on the Library of Virginia website.","Additional Albemarle County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm\"","Albemarle County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Albemarle County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.","Albemarle County (Va.) Deeds and Related Records, 1748-1959 (1870-1959), includes deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, bills of sale, and deeds of trust. Included are seven boxes of processed material consisting of bills of sale and deeds, 1765-1864, involving free and enslaved Black and Multiracial individuals.","Deeds of bargain and sale are the most recorded deed in which one individual sells property, usually land, but occasionally personal property, to another individual. Such deeds show the names of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both parties, a description of what is being sold, the consideration (or price), the location of the tract of land, the tract's boundaries, and any limitations on the property being sold. The deed was signed by the grantor, and possibly his wife or anyone else having a claim to the property, and by at least two witnesses. Appended to the deed may be a memorandum of livery of seisin, stating that the property has changed hands and that peaceful possession has taken place.","Deeds of gift are often found transferring property, either real or personal including enslaved people, from one individual to another \"for love and affection.\" The degree of kinship, if any, between the grantor and grantee is sometimes stated. Information recorded included name(s) of the grantor(s), grantee(s), and enslaved people. Deeds of gift were proved and recorded in the local court.","Mortgages and deeds of trust were deeds where one party is indebted to another and transfers or mortgages property to a third party to secure the debt.","Bills of sale are written agreements which convey title of property, such as an enslaved person, from seller to buyer. Bills of sale record the name of the seller, the names of enslaved persons being sold and their price, and the name of the buyer. Given that they involved a property transaction, bills of sale were commonly recorded and filed with deeds in the local court.","The deed books record the name of the grantor and grantee, the county of residence of both individuals and a description of property being sold or transferred. All of the books have indexes.","There are no restrictions.","Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Albemarle County (Va.) Deeds and Related Records, 1748-1959 (1870-1959)"],"collection_ssim":["Albemarle County (Va.) Deeds and Related Records, 1748-1959 (1870-1959)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Albermarle County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"creator_ssim":["Albermarle County (Va.) 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Deeds include the names of the grantors, grantees, and enslaved people. Clerks proved, acknowledged, and recorded deeds in the local court.","Locality History: Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle and governor of the Virginia colony from 1737 to 1754. It was formed from Goochland County in 1744, and part of Louisa County and certain islands in the Fluvanna River, now called the James, were added in 1761 and 1838.","Lost Locality History: Created in 1744. All order books except the first and many loose papers between 1748 and 1781 were destroyed by British general Banastre Tarleton's raid on Charlottesville in 1781 during the Revolutionary War.","Only portions of the Albermarle Deeds were previously described prior to 2026. This included, Albemarle County (Va.) Deed Books, 1761-1798, and Albemarle County (Va.) 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Included are seven boxes of processed material consisting of bills of sale and deeds, 1765-1864, involving free and enslaved Black and Multiracial individuals.","Deeds of bargain and sale are the most recorded deed in which one individual sells property, usually land, but occasionally personal property, to another individual. Such deeds show the names of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both parties, a description of what is being sold, the consideration (or price), the location of the tract of land, the tract's boundaries, and any limitations on the property being sold. The deed was signed by the grantor, and possibly his wife or anyone else having a claim to the property, and by at least two witnesses. 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