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1866 Labor Contracts for Freedmen
These images are copies of original labor contracts from Louisa County after the Civil War. Notice the stamps on each document showing it was approved…
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Louisa County Marriages 1862-1935
Although these images are not certified copies, they are images of the microfilm created by the Library of Virginia and useful for genealogical…
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Mining in Mineral
The prospect of gold boosted the population of tiny Tolersville, Virginia. Many came to the area, desperate to strike it...
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Uncle Burton's Recollections of Chatham, VA. Commencing 1835
Narrative of Burton Payne, enslaved by John Wills at Chatham Plantation, and Albert Gallatin Wills of Forest Place Planation, narrative collected…see more
Death Certificate of Burton Payne
Death Certificate of Burton Payne founder of African American community "Payne Town" includes notation "slave of AG Wills" died at age 105see more
