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Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment, Philip Mazzei vs. John Thomas, etc., 1795 Apr. Thomas Jefferson, attorney for Philip Mazzei, sues on Mazzei's behalf for payment of a debt of five hundred pounds. The jury finds for Mazzei, plus one penny in damages. The case papers contain the complaint against Thomas, a summons for Thomas, a statement of fact and list of accounts involving a judgment of debt against Philip Gooch in a suit brought by Thomas Jefferson's attorneys; a bond from Thomas Jefferson, attorney for Mazzei, to John Thomas and Charles Lilburne Lewis, 1791 Oct. 10, and two bail bonds, 1794 Apr.

Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment, Reid & Barrett vs. Thomas Jefferson, 1792 Apr. Reid and Barrett are suing Jefferson for payment for delivery of goods, wares and merchandise, plus interest and damages of two hundred pounds.The case involves the suit of Reid and Barrett for payment for delivery of goods, wares and merchandise, plus interest and damages of two hundred pounds. The jury finds for the plaintiff for eighty-eight pounds nineteen shillings and seven pence damages. The case papers include a one-page response from Jefferson, in which he speculates about why he may or may not have settled the account with Reid & Barrett, a letter from John Barrett to Thomas Jefferson, 1780 June 2, pertaining to a piece of linen selected by Jefferson's wife; a copy of Jefferson's accounts with Reid & Barrett from 1774 to 1775, and a summons for Jefferson to appear in court 1791 Sep. 20.

Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment Suit, 1836-1833. Consists of six pages of accounts used as evidence in an unidentified court case. Two accounts between Isabella Squair and Benjamin M. Perkins. One account between James Hamner and W. L. Staples.

Albemarle County (Va.) Judgment, William Davis vs. Executors of William Watson, 1785 Nov. Davis sues the estate of William Watson for fifty pounds, alleging that Watson failed to pay Davis his share of the bounties he earned with Davis' traps. The jury awards the plaintiff ten pounds. The case papers include depositions of Samuel Davis and Keziah Bean and a wolf scout warrant signed by Thomas Jefferson and others. Jefferson agrees to pay three pounds for every wolf killed, and half the sum for every whelp killed.

Albemarle County (Va.) List of property lost by result of war, 1868, includes the names of enslaved people owned by William Bowen emancipated during the Civil War and what they were valued in 1860.

Albemarle County (Va.) Marriage Bond, 1805 Nov. 4, of Drury Shepherd and Reuben Elsom to Governor John Page (1744-1808) for Shepherd's marriage to Nancy Elsom.

Albemarle County (Va.) Marriage Register No. 1, 1854-1903, records marriages in the county from the mid-nineteenth century until early twentieth century. The original volume is found in the Albemarle County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. A copy of the volume is found on Reel 62. The register contains information such as a consecutive line number for each entry, the date and place of marriage, the full names of both parties, age and condition of parties before marriage, birth places of parties, places of residences of parties, names of their parents, occupation of husband, the name of the person performing the ceremony. By 1866, the remarks section contains the race of the parties (white or colored). The volume has 205 leaves. Some pages of the volume include the dates and names of marriage bonds and certificates, for various years, not recorded in the register.

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Albemarle County (Va.) Petitions for Re-Enslavement, 1858-1864, consist of records related to the petitions of five individuals:

Albemarle County (Va.) Petitions to Remain in the Commonwealth, 1816-1819, 1852-1859, consist of records related six petitions submitted on behalf of around 12 individuals. These petitions are applications that formerly enslaved individuals submitted to state and local courts for permission to remain in Virginia with their free status. The petitions often include the formerly enslaved individual's name, their method of emancipation, name of their former enslaver, and whether the application/petition was successful or not. Petitions may also include affidavits signed mainly by white residents or witness statements again provided by white residents. Additional names of enslaved or free Black and Multiracial individuals can be found in these records.