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Title
Louisa County Free Black Register Book 1, No 56B & 57
Description
N.o 56
In Louisa County Court Clerks Office October the 12.th 1824
Anna daughter of Betsey (who said Betsey was emancipated by the Rev.d John Poindexter and the said Anna was born free since the emancipation of her mother) was this day brought into the said office to be registered agreeably to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia in that case made and provided. Whereupon it is certified to all to whom it may concern that the said Anna is a very likely girl about three feet two & an half inches high-about four years old no apparent scar or mark
In Louisa County Court October 12.th 1824
The foregoing register was this compared by the court with the said Anna, and ordered to be certified to be correctly taken
N.o 57
Virginia-In Louisa County Court Clerks Office December 11.th 1824
Jane daughter of Franky emancipated by the Rev.d John Poindexter dec.d this day applied in the said office to be registered, agreeably to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia in that case made and provided, whereupon it is certified to all to whom it may concern that the said Jane is a woman of dark complexion about five feet three & an 1/2 Inches high in the nineteenth year of her age has thick lips-no other apparent mark or scar
In Louisa County Court December the 13.th 1824
The foregoing Register was this day compared by the Court with the said Jane and ordered to be certified to be correctly taken
In testimony whereof I John Hunter Clerk of the said Court hath hereunto set my hand and caused the public seal of said Court to be hereto affixed this 13.th day of December 1824 in the 49.th year of our foundation (Sig.) Jno. Hunter C.C.
In Louisa County Court Clerks Office October the 12.th 1824
Anna daughter of Betsey (who said Betsey was emancipated by the Rev.d John Poindexter and the said Anna was born free since the emancipation of her mother) was this day brought into the said office to be registered agreeably to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia in that case made and provided. Whereupon it is certified to all to whom it may concern that the said Anna is a very likely girl about three feet two & an half inches high-about four years old no apparent scar or mark
In Louisa County Court October 12.th 1824
The foregoing register was this compared by the court with the said Anna, and ordered to be certified to be correctly taken
N.o 57
Virginia-In Louisa County Court Clerks Office December 11.th 1824
Jane daughter of Franky emancipated by the Rev.d John Poindexter dec.d this day applied in the said office to be registered, agreeably to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia in that case made and provided, whereupon it is certified to all to whom it may concern that the said Jane is a woman of dark complexion about five feet three & an 1/2 Inches high in the nineteenth year of her age has thick lips-no other apparent mark or scar
In Louisa County Court December the 13.th 1824
The foregoing Register was this day compared by the Court with the said Jane and ordered to be certified to be correctly taken
In testimony whereof I John Hunter Clerk of the said Court hath hereunto set my hand and caused the public seal of said Court to be hereto affixed this 13.th day of December 1824 in the 49.th year of our foundation (Sig.) Jno. Hunter C.C.
Publisher
Louisa County Historical Society
Date
1824
Identifier
LCBB_56B_57