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Tazewell County (Va.) Business Records, 1829-1924, is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Tazewell County (Va.). Represented records largely consists of bound volumes such as a catalog, ledgers and account books.

Tazewell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1817-1902, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Tazewell County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1820-1862. The collection contains a letter requesting a deed of emancipation, 1820 July 18; the free negro registration of George Chapman, 1850; a county court order granting John King, a free person of color, permission to reside in Tazewell County, 1862; and patrol orders, 1860-1861, to inspect homes of enslaved people to ensure there were no unlawful assemblies.

Tazewell County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1798-1932, is comprised of various records created by groups in Tazewell County. Represented records consist of a contract book and other loose records. The loose records typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Tazewell (Va.) County Records, 1800-1945, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Criminal Records, Court Finance and Clerks' Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Land Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Fiduciary Records, Election Records, Military and Pension Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Sheriffs' Records, Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Commissioner of Revenue Records), Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Road and Bridge Records, Miscellaneous Records and School Records.

Tazewell County (Va.) Township Records, 1870-1875, consist of four volumes of minutes and accounts relating to the administrative functions of the township boards of the county.