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Louisa County Free Black Register Book 1, No 182B & 183

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Louisa County Free Black Register Book 1, No 182B & 183

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N.o 182
State of Virginia
Louisa County Court Clerks Office August 4.th 1835
Lucinda (daughter of Sarah who said Sarah was emancipated by the Rev.d John Poindexter dec.d) this day made application in the said office to be registered according to law. It is therefore certified to all whom it may concern that the said Lucinda is a likely bright mulatto girl in the Eighteenth year of her age. five feet four and a half inches high-scar on the left side of the neck commencing near or at the collar bone and extending up the neck-occasioned by a burn-no other mark or scar deemed worthy of notice
In Louisa County Court
The foregoing register was this day compared by the Court with the said Lucinda and ordered to be certified to be correctly taken. In testimony whereof I John Hunter Clerk of the said Court have hereto put my hand and affixed the Public seal of said Court this day of 1835 (Sig.) John Hunter CLC

N.o 183
State of Virginia
In Louisa County Court Clerks Office August 24.th 1835.
Nancy Scott daughter of Polley Scott who was free born this day made application in the said office to be registered according to law. It is therefore certified to all whom it may concern that the said Nancy Scott is a woman of dark complexion, five feet one inch and a quarter high in the Twenty Seventh year of her age thick lips, no mark or scar deemed worthy of notice
In Louisa County Court
The foregoing register was this day compared by the court with the said Nancy Scott and ordered to be certified to be correctly.
In Testimony whereof I John Hunter Clerk of the said Court have hereto put my hand and affixed the public seal of said Court this day of 1835.

Publisher

Louisa County Historical Society

Date

1835

Identifier

LCBB_182B_183