Black History

Enslaved Issues: 1757 to 1866

• Enslaved Papers 1757 to 1865 (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Enslaved Issues: Births 1853 to 1859 (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Enslaved Issues: Chancery Cases 1757-1866 (PDF). Opens a New Window Opens a New Window. 
• Enslaved Issues: Criminal Paper References (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Enslaved Issues: Deaths 1853 to 1866 (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Enslaved Issues: Fiduciary References (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Enslaved Issues: Misc. Paper References (PDF) Opens a New Window. 

Free Black Papers: 1757 to 1866

Use the indexes below to obtain the accession or page number of the image you’d like to view.  Then click the appropriate link in the images section to find your image.

Indexes

• Free Black Papers 1757 to 1865 (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Free Black Issues: Births 1853 to 1866 (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Free Black Issues: Criminal Papers References (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Free Black Issues: Deaths 1853 to 1866 (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Free Black Issues: Misc. Papers References (PDF)
• Record of Free Negroes 1844 to 1861 (PDF)Opens a New Win

Images

• Free Black Issues: Births
• Free Black Issues: Criminal Papers
  • 1796 - 1834
  • 1835 - 1847
  • 1848 - 1860
• Free Black Issues: Deaths
• Free Black Issues: Misc. Papers
  • 1759 - 1820
  • 1821 - 1838
  • 1839 - 1866
• Record of Free Negroes 1844 to 1861

For more Black History records check out the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative. Opens a New Window.