25 10 377 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/cd8fec20154ccaeb534cb724ad23d241.JPG 74165ac284c7e85c0a2b5ae15da31577 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/5a1ef0c04d663d22bcbfa8a9d1dd537d.JPG 4824d1ef6b60870ed22b3add1c6f9bc9 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/45a53c43e511f97afacfc2788752aba2.JPG 6c9c2b08983cfcffcd9555ec55164f67 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/db4f066b81bd2991ba1f463207f37790.JPG f3e00e53ad2b1fc1644ab06537c02ea8 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/f97ad4c13a8b544c174c47c9db3ae39a.JPG 7327ce2ffe9de482e5ecf6bd48faf7b1 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/5af86572d0699dc31f9e7ff3baa39d74.JPG 062b5f68fb5e6ebf2363cd3cd72e521d https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/69954f011190f1419160f8dd184ddffb.JPG e0725072f566fb37f854fd1323ac55ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charter and By-laws of the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, in the City of Richmond, Va. Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, family Description An account of the resource Lucy Goode Brooks solicited support from African American churches and a local meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Richmond to establish the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans, which the General Assembly incorporated in 1872. The charter and the organization's bylaws were printed in 1883. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Virginia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Richmond: R.L. Hewlett & Bro., printers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1883 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Pamphlet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15_1056_001, 15_1056_002, 15_1056_003, 15_1056_004, 15_1056_005, 15_1056_006, 15_1056_007 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond, Virginia African Americans slavery https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/ae40ef20222641b3e23dcf6b7b2d55c7.JPG 06161e37c62eca23ea7bf71d9a85fcf3 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/6867ec52b19d52d3cc0dfe7f254a8231.pdf 62735252623d40ae1b511f44fc13632e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Deed of Manumission for Lucy Goode Brooks and three children Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, slavery, emancipation, family Description An account of the resource Enslaved Richmond residents Lucy Goode Brooks and her husband Albert Royal Brooks were permitted to live together as a family. Beginning late in the 1850s, Albert Brooks paid the owner of Lucy Brooks in installments to purchase the freedom of his wife and three of their seven children. In October 1862 their freedom was secured through a deed of manumission, which was recorded in these words, "I do hereby declare the said servants and the future increase of the females forever manumitted and free." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Richmond City Hustings Court Deed Book 78A:393-394, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 21, 1862 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Bound manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 08_0208_003 and 004 Lucy Brooks, Brooks manumission_1862_Transcription_08_0208_003.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond, Virginia African Americans emancipation family slavery https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/998a4cc6d57eec159ab752a00d957a9c.JPG 8ecba26870b40432fd4a52ab9d3ebf11 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/2eb8a32808d06ff6f23688d879d56e2c.pdf 447614b201f13fa0aca650b1eb694cef Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Order to bind Katy Gillespie to Dr. William A. Gillespie Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor Description An account of the resource In 1866 the General Assembly authorized local overseers of the poor to "bind out," or apprentice, orphaned or homeless African American children to responsible adults to raise, educate, and provide training in some useful occupation. The Virginia Constitution of 1864 specified that all orphaned Virginia children, including freedpeople, be treated in the same manner as overseers of the poor had previously treated white orphans. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louisa County, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, 1865-1866, Louisa County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1865-1866 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 14_0701_005, Katy Gillespie contract_transcription_14_0701_005.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Louisa County, Virginia African Americans labor https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/e600bf3603641c1cb11f51cc6c302b2b.JPG bf884741535739587808526ebb1f9776 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/2d85a2b14d3520a061551f68ebfb0cce.pdf f7b07fe43f67d92d88348ef2560456d2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Petition of Peter Wiggins, Westmoreland County Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, slavery, family, labor Description An account of the resource In 1867 a former enslaved man named Peter Wiggins petitioned the Westmoreland County Court to gain custody of the two sons and two daughters he and Malinda Thompson had before the Civil War; but because Wiggins had been married to a woman named Ann when the 1866 cohabitation act was passed, the judge ruled that the children of Peter Wiggins and Malinda Thompson were illigitimate and refused to award custody of them to Wiggins. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peter Wiggins Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Westmoreland County Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1867, 1870, Westmoreland County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1867 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 14_0703_007, Peter Wiggins Petition_1867_transcription_14_0703_007.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Westmoreland County, Virginia African Americans family labor slavery https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/a6c4a776023f51bcecbea4ed2089b20e.JPG 708baa98f9a5bccb21d51cf2ddc45ffd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marriage License between Samuel Gravely and Delia Martin Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, marriage, family Description An account of the resource About six weeks after Virginia's General Assembly passed legislation authorizing county clerks to issue marriage licenses to African Americans, Samuel Gravely and Delia Martin married in Henry County. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gravely Family Papers, 1753-1988. Accession 34126, Personal Papers Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 8, 1866 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Relation A related resource Finding aid to Gravely Papers: http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00103.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Printed form and manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 14_0383_001 Gravely marriage cert Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Henry County, Virginia African Americans family marriage https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/18c8d130f3e9115aad8a74e828c4377c.JPG e4b92c0d0c9bf347db1346efdafde640 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Register of Children of Colored Persons in Augusta County, State of Virginia, whose Parents had ceased to cohabit on 27th February, 1866, which the Father recognizes to be his Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, slavery, family Description An account of the resource After the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in 1866 to legalize marriages of formerly enslaved men and women and to legitimate their children. In addition to registering couples, Freedmen's Bureau agents also compiled separate registers of children whose parents no longer lived together, but were recognized by their father. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Register of Children of Colored Persons whose Parents had ceased to cohabit which the Father recognizes to be his, 27th February 1866, Augusta County,. Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Relation A related resource Augusta County<a title="Augusta County Register" href="http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&amp;object_id=18824" target="_blank"> Register</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Printed form and manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 08_0614_01 Register children Augusta Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Augusta County, Virginia African Americans family slavery https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/ad3efd11d95e44d8e8a0a452ffb7b2b3.JPG 6c5432edd11467ddaca2e250673c18c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Register of Colored Persons of Augusta County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866 Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, slavery, marriage, family Description An account of the resource After the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in 1866 to legalize marriages of formerly enslaved men and women, freed couples registered their unions with the Freedmen's Bureau in large numbers. Agents documented their names, ages, names of their former owners, and the length of time they had cohabitated as husband and wife, sometimes as long as ten or twenty years. Cohabitation registers document the fact that long marriages and two-parent households had been common under slavery. The Freedmen's Bureau also registered any children living with the couples, making the children legally legitimate and eligible to inherit property. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Register of Colored Persons of Augusta County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866, Augusta County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Relation A related resource Cohabitation Registers: <a href="http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/2ABEIYM2PFGSBCD9FH3E9P1G3T1JPG68K3B371FEU9E7GJGKLE-01975?func=collections-result&amp;collection_id=1522&amp;_ga=1.159059449.2121090763.1413817685&amp;pds_handle=GUEST" target="_blank">Digital Collection</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Printed form and manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 08_0613_01 Register Augusta Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Augusta County, Virginia African Americans family marriage slavery https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/f51591c3350d6599b8f3e38e0b642b6e.JPG d9005cd384488d5d9d71991e75c39414 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/471b818ff8ea7ad6c0322c0f2b2a9b68.JPG 1af43bd69c48041ffb1caf2e036c50b3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Head Quarters Assistant Commissioner State of Virginia, Circular No. 11 Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, marriage, family Description An account of the resource Virginia's General Assembly passed legislation in 1866 to legalize the "Marriages of Colored Persons now cohabiting as Husband and Wife." Freedmen's Bureau agents were authorized to compile registers of cohabiting couples who considered themselves married. The Freedmen's Bureau sent a copy this circular explaining how to implement the act to the clerk of New Kent County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Orlando Brown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, 1866, New Kent County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 19, 1866 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Printed pamphlet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 14_0729_13 Circ ltr register, 14_0729_14 Circ ltr register Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Kent County, Virginia African Americans family marriage https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/b73e741268ae06666d0f7a57d4156c0e.JPG 5bb21f089c6757b7db1e0f87fa771ec0 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/297639cce739a746bf144e93896f0356.JPG 68b804c7a23d2e0c3a467c29d041c1a9 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/2f116bcf5156ca57d5b7398fffddb024.JPG f7b1e4b73421d7ae506628b419446cc9 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/ea8d865a708f024c4e6c319725be3f0a.pdf 3adb09c4944bc2a95b7fc529145f9fa6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jennie Brown, to Sheriff, Mecklenburg County, Virginia Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, slavery, family Description An account of the resource For decades after the Civil War African Americans searched for family members who had been separated by the domestic slave trade. In 1882, Jennie Brown, of Corinth, Mississippi, wrote to the sheriff of Mecklenburg County, Virginia, to ask about members of her family. She provided the name of her former owner (King), the name of the sheriff who sold her (Philip Goul), and names of her family. Surviving documents to not disclose whether Jennie Brown was able to make contact with her former family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennie Brown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mecklenburg County Free Negro and Slave Records, 1781-1882, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 18, 1882 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10_0563_001 Jennie Brown ltr, 10_0563_002 Jennie Brown ltr, 10_0563_003 Jennie Brown ltr, Brown to Sheriff_1882_transcription_10_0563_001-003.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mecklenburg County, Virginia; Mississippi African Americans family slavery https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/d0789657010e0204dad4368dc30fc283.JPG d4813d17a4c4a3a76e8907a8273bddee https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/11c8a0693fbd66ebc20d24ccf57fec42.JPG b20e609a7f68fa4f39d59b42c339edac https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/0cf0a92e45ab539201c733690d790f95.JPG d99b55771189e6c581fb3ea0326bf38c https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/7ba6ade57ffe092d2692ca77c2917d86.pdf 96ceb7bdf7f195c24944c31626373d9c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stephen Flemming to Governor Francis F. Pierpont Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, slavery, family Description An account of the resource For decades after the Civil War African Americans searched for family members who had been separated by the domestic slave trade. In 1865 Stephen Flemming, who had been sold from Bowling Green, Virginia, to Louisiana about 1849, wrote Governor Pierpont in hopes of finding his wife and five children. Surviving documents to not disclose whether Flemming was able to make contact with his former family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Flemming Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Executive Papers of Governor Francis F. Pierpont, 1865-1868, Accession 37024. State Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 21, 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Relation A related resource <a title="Pierpont Papers" href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00006.xml" target="_blank">Finding aid</a> to Executive Papers of Governor Francis F. Pierpont. 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