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Library of Virginia 2003 Carl Childs Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1860 1118802 Library of Virginia, Local Government Records Collection, Lancaster County. 1 volume. 72 pages. English Lancaster County (Va.) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Use Restrictions

Use microfilm, Lancaster County, Reel 337.

 Preferred Citation

Lancaster County Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1860. Lancaster County Reel 337. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

 Acquisition Information

Original volume transferred from Lancaster County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. Volume microfilmed by LVA-ISB.

 Historical Information

Lancaster County was formed in 1651 from Northumberland and York Counties.

An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk. The register listed the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by the law.

 Scope and Content Information

The volume covers the years 1803-1860.

 Arrangement

Chronological.