Amherst County Manumission Documents
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Amherst County Manumission Documents
Collection Items
Registration template for Free Negro Registry
Template for written format of registering free blacks, found in Amherst County records
Amherst County Free Negro Registry 1822-1864
Many of the individuals named in freedom documents can be found listed in county/city Free Negro Registries. Though these registration requirements were antithetical to liberty and a restriction on the freedom of movement for free African Americans…
1785 - Rose to Mary Deane - Amherst Co, VA
Deed of manumission to Mary Dean from Anne Rose of Amherst County, VA
1793 - Shelton to Benjamin, et al. - Amherst Co, VA
Deed of manumission to Benjamin, Jean, and Cate from Joshua Shelton of Amherst County, VA
1795 - Taliaferro to Judith - Amherst Co, VA
Judith manumitted by last will & testament of John Taliaferro of Amherst, VA
