1900-042: George Townsend vs Jacob Layne etc

Scope and content:

The depositions and petition note Bettie Craig's claim that she is the daughter of Gabriel Crawford as he and her mother Charity lived as husband and wife while enslaved prior to the Civil War and therefore has the right to the Crawford property.

Access and use

Location of collection:
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Parent restrictions:

Chancery Causes 1779-1912 use digital images found electronically on the Chancery Records Index available on the website of the Library of Virginia.

Chancery Causes 1913-1956 are unprocessed. Contact Archives Research Services for availability.

Parent terms of access:
No restrictions on use.