PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi00785::A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1709-1903)//EN" "vi00785.xml" A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1709-1903 Norfolk County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1709-1903 1157333, 0007705971 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia © 2018 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 09 February 2018 Description is in English A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1709-1903 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1157333, 0007705971 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2018 Ed Jordan Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Norfolk County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures 1709-1903 1157333, 0007705971 Library of Virginia .75 cu.ft. (2 boxes) English Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Norfolk County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1709-1903. Local government records collection, Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from the city of Chesapeake.

Historical Information

Norfolk County (extinct) was created in 1691 when Lower Norfolk County was divided into Norfolk County and Princess Anne County. Norfolk County became extinct on 1 January 1963, when it was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk to form the city of Chesapeake. The county seat was Portsmouth.

Scope and Content

Norfolk County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1709-1903, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship, showing the names of master and apprentice, the trade to be taught, details of the contract, the amount of the bond and the names of sureties. Barcode number 1157333 contains apprentice indentures of "free Blacks" and "free persons of color."

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Norfolk County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Norfolk County (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1709-1903, of "free Blacks" and "free persons of color" are available at Virginia Untold: the African American Narrative digital collection.