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The Library of Virginia is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. Our collection, which has grown steadily through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government.
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Start Over Repository Library of Virginia Subjects Free papers--Virginia--York County.
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York County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1806-1861

York County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1806-1861. The collection contains a petition to allow John Wallace DeRozaro, a free person of color, to keep firearms, 1806; an affidavit certifying the emancipation of Joe from Sarah Cary, 1811; William Newman's application to remain in the state as a free man, 1817; two depositions relative to the desertion of slave Prince to the British, 1822; a bill of sale for the sale of Billy, formerly belonging to the Hubbard family, from the estate of William Gilliam, 1826; the application of William Newman to remain in York County as a free man, 1817; the free Negro registration of John Roberts, 1833; an order advising the Overseers of the Poor to bind out an orphan child, 1837; a warrant to commit Otway Sparrow as a runaway, 1845; an affidavit certifying the free birth in York County of Harriet Banks, 1859; a list of free negroes returned for nonpayment of the capitation tax, 1861; and an undated free negro registration for William and Thomas James.

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York County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1806-1861

York County (Va.) Circuit Court.

York County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1806-1861. The collection contains a petition to allow John Wallace DeRozaro, a free person of color, to keep firearms, 1806; an affidavit certifying the emancipation of Joe from Sarah Cary, 1811; William Newman's application to remain in the state as a free man, 1817; two depositions relative to the desertion of slave Prince to the British, 1822; a bill of sale for the sale of Billy, formerly belonging to the Hubbard family, from the estate of William Gilliam, 1826; the application of William Newman to remain in York County as a free man, 1817; the free Negro registration of John Roberts, 1833; an order advising the Overseers of the Poor to bind out an orphan child, 1837; a warrant to commit Otway Sparrow as a runaway, 1845; an affidavit certifying the free birth in York County of Harriet Banks, 1859; a list of free negroes returned for nonpayment of the capitation tax, 1861; and an undated free negro registration for William and Thomas James.

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