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Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgment John Norwood versus Administrator of Elizabeth Brinnon, 1808 Oct

Westmoreland County (Va) Judgment John Norwood versus Administrator of Elizabeth Brinnon, 1808 Oct., was a civil suit in which the plaintiff sued for money owed by the defendant for providing Brinnon's servants and slaves meat, drink, washing, lodging, and board over a period of twenty years. The suit includes exhibits that record the names of slaves, year of birth, year of death, and family relationships.

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Westmoreland County (Va.) Judgment John Norwood versus Administrator of Elizabeth Brinnon, 1808 Oct

Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court

Westmoreland County (Va) Judgment John Norwood versus Administrator of Elizabeth Brinnon, 1808 Oct., was a civil suit in which the plaintiff sued for money owed by the defendant for providing Brinnon's servants and slaves meat, drink, washing, lodging, and board over a period of twenty years. The suit includes exhibits that record the names of slaves, year of birth, year of death, and family relationships.

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Westmoreland County (Va.) Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1867, 1870

Westmoreland County (Va) Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1867, 1870, involve disputes over custody of children fathered by slaves or free African Americans with slave women or free African American women prior to emancipation. The fathers are seeking custody of the children so that they may be declared legitimate based on an act passed by the Virginia legislature on 27 February 1866.

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Westmoreland County (Va.) Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1867, 1870

Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court

Westmoreland County (Va) Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1867, 1870, involve disputes over custody of children fathered by slaves or free African Americans with slave women or free African American women prior to emancipation. The fathers are seeking custody of the children so that they may be declared legitimate based on an act passed by the Virginia legislature on 27 February 1866.

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