Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Virginia probate inventories of enslaved people, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2013.108 was received by Special Collections via USPS on 5/22/2013.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in June 2013.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains nine Virginia probate inventories listing the assets of several estates, including enslaved men and women. Each inventory lists the names of enslaved persons, their gender, and an approximate age range, usually "between 12 and 50 years of age." One of the inventories lists property owned by a woman.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Enslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions
• Financial records
• Grayson County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Probate records
• Russell County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Slaveholders
• Slavery
• Slavery--Virginia--19th century
• Slavery--Virginia--History
• Washington County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Women--Virginia--Social life and customs
• Wythe County (Va.)--History--19th century