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Prince Edward County

Name: Prince Edward County
City: Prince Edward Courthouse
State or Province: Virginia
Country: United States of America
Description: Prince Edward County, Virginia was formed in the Virginia Colony in 1754 from Amelia County. It was named for Prince Edward, second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom.
Identifier: OTG-L.00001
Place Type: County or Parish ‎
Region: Southside Virginia; Piedmont
Same As: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_County,_Virginia
Source Resource: http://otg.hsc.edu/api/items/410
Source Site: http://otg.hsc.edu/s/on-these-grounds/page/welcome

Item sets: HSC-Aggregation; Aggregation

Claim for payment for medical attention to servant Billy, June 11-12, 1851

Committee formed to purchase or hire a servant for the use of the College

Hire of Agg to Henry Jones for one year

Hire of Negro David by Hampden-Sydney College, prior to 1 January 1803

Hire of unnamed servant

Paxton emancipating enslaved people and sending them to Liberia

Payment by Hampden-Sydney College for the hire of "college servant"

Payment by Hampden-Sydney College for the hire of Lewis, property of President Jonathan P. Cushing

Petition for permission to remain in the Commonwealth, 1824-12-07

Petition for permission to remain in the Commonwealth, 1825-12-14

Petition of freed Billy Brown to the Viriginia General Assembly to remain in Virginia, 1818

Prohibition on hiring 'other' enslaved labor

Purchase of John by the trustees of Briery Church, February 16, 1768

Purchase of Nell by the trustees of Briery Church, February 16, 1768

Record of cash paid by William Gaines for John, 1784-06-19

Record of charge forJohn, 1786-02-10

Trustee resolution to pay Peter McViar for "Servant Hire"

John Peter Mettauer

Armistead Burwell

David

Elizabeth Keckley

Francis Watkins

James Morton

Mary Cole Burwell

Robert Watkins

Part of Prince Edward County