Browse Items (36 total)

AmFN (0) registration template.pdf
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_Amherst Co_Rose to Mary Dean_Deed Book E_636.jpg
Deed of manumission to Mary Dean from Anne Rose of Amherst County, VA

1793_Amherst Co_Shelton to Benjamin_Deed Book G_219.jpg
Deed of manumission to Benjamin, Jean, and Cate from Joshua Shelton of Amherst County, VA

1795 - Amherst - Barnett to Tobias - Deed book G 508.JPG

1795_Amherst_Taliaferro_Will Book 3_337.jpg
Judith manumitted by last will & testament of John Taliaferro of Amherst, VA

1795_Amherst Co_Whitesides to Ben_Deed Book G_634.jpg

1798_Amherst Co_Hopkins to Slaves_Deed Book H_549.jpg

1800_Amherst Co_Higgenbotham to Thornton Peters_Deed Book M_193.jpg

1801_Amherst Co_Thompson to Robert_Deed Book I_236.jpg
Output Formats

atom, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2