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Henry County (Va.) Health and Medical Records 1790-1903, consists of five folders of Mental Health Records spanning those inclusive dates, and one folder of Smallpox Epidemic Records, 1863-1901.

Henry County (Va.) Birth and Death Records, 1870-1924, consist of birth and death records.

Henry County (Va.) Business Records, 1841-1898, is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Newport News (Va.). Represented records largely consists of bound volumes such as ledgers, day books, and account books.

Henry County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1783-1931 (bulk 1870-1916), consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

Henry County (Va.) Court Record, 1832. The collection contains a copy of a petition removed from Henry County court records. The petition is from Philip Anglin, asking the Court of Appeals to reverse a judgment against him brought by William Webb in the Henry County Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

The Henry County (Va.) Election Records, 1870-1940 circa, consists of List of Colored Voters Registered, 1870-1890 circa for Martinsville Precinct and Horse Pasture Precinct; List of White Voters Registered, 1870-1940 circa for Martinsville Precinct; and miscellaneous election related records. Information found in the volumes includes date of registration; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

Henry County (Va.) Free School Registers, 1847-1853, are six volumes relating to pupil attendance and subjects studied for the public schools. Recorded are the names of pupils, names of their parents, age, date entered school, date left school, daily attendance, subjects studied, and remarks related to dates of school visits by the school commissioner. Some of the volumes state who the teacher and the school commissioner are. Some of the volumes give occasional statistical statements per school term about numbers of students and numbers of days attended.

Henry County (Va.) County Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1773-1831, consist of two freedom suits: Hannah~ alias Hannah Fender or Fendley vs. John Marr and a writ of habeas corpus petition filed by Robert Bird.

Henry County (Va.) List of subscribers for building a new Baptist church near Leatherwood Store, undated. The record contains the names of 66 people who pledged to help pay for construction of a new Baptist church, and a list of articles concerning the planned building. The articles stipulate that the church should be a frame construction, 52 feet by 32 feet, and that it should be open to use by both parties to a schism among local Baptists, i.e., the Old Leatherwood Baptist Church and the Missionary Baptist Church.