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Virginia Slavery Laws

Examination of Judith Ryley for Murdering Her Illegitimate Child
A Man Accused of Stealing a "triangle,"
A Slave's Age Judged by the Justices
Servants Having Illegitimate Children
A slave's Age Judged
A Mulatto Bound Out
Servant Ann O'Bryan Agrees to Extra Time for her Master's Permission to Marry
Court Case Involving George and Poll
Public Claims
Complaint From an Apprentice
Criticism of a Justice
Suspected Runaway Servant
Trial of Jacob, November 13, 1769
A Suspected Runaway Servant
Examination of Matthew Thorpe
Criticism of Justices
Examination for Stealing From Master
Jane Dove on Suspicion of Murder
Examination for Stealing Silk Handkerchiefs
Trial of Jacob and Aaron
Compensation for Patrollers
Suspected Runaway
Children are Bound as Servants
Examination of William Place
A Case of Spouse Abuse
Runaway Jack and Cornelius Fitzjarel [Fitzgerald]
Complaint of a Disorderly House
Margaret Sollas Complains.......
Complaint of a Servant
Disagreement Between Two Justices
Runaway Servant David Essex August 17, 1773
Complaint of Servant Cornelius Fitzgerald
Servant Matthew Lattimore Agrees to Relinquish his Freedom Dues
Runaway servants, August 19, 1773
Runaway Servants
A Man's Sons are Bound out as Apprentices and a Runaway Servant, August 23, 1773
Runaway Servant
A Servant's Time Remitted, and a Runaway, November 16, 1773
Servant Mary Handling Given Extra Time...
A Servant's Time Remitted
Servant Mary Handling Given Extra Time
A Servant (a Doctor) Purchases His Freedom
Child Abuse, January 21, 1774
Trial of William Givans
Runaway Servants
The Beard Brothers are Bound Out
David Jennings Declared Free
Runaway Servant
Runaway Servant and a Bastard Bound Out

Examination of Judith Ryley for Murdering Her Illegitimate Child

A Man Accused of Stealing a "triangle,"

A Slave's Age Judged by the Justices

Servants Having Illegitimate Children

A slave's Age Judged

A Mulatto Bound Out

Servant Ann O'Bryan Agrees to Extra Time for her Master's Permission to Marry

Court Case Involving George and Poll

Public Claims

Complaint From an Apprentice

Criticism of a Justice

Suspected Runaway Servant

Trial of Jacob, November 13, 1769

A Suspected Runaway Servant

Examination of Matthew Thorpe

Criticism of Justices

Examination for Stealing From Master

Jane Dove on Suspicion of Murder

Examination for Stealing Silk Handkerchiefs

Trial of Jacob and Aaron

Compensation for Patrollers

Suspected Runaway

Children are Bound as Servants

Examination of William Place

A Case of Spouse Abuse

Runaway Jack and Cornelius Fitzjarel [Fitzgerald]

Complaint of a Disorderly House

Margaret Sollas Complains.......

Complaint of a Servant

Disagreement Between Two Justices

Runaway Servant David Essex August 17, 1773

Complaint of Servant Cornelius Fitzgerald

Servant Matthew Lattimore Agrees to Relinquish his Freedom Dues

Runaway servants, August 19, 1773

Runaway Servants

A Man's Sons are Bound out as Apprentices and a Runaway Servant, August 23, 1773

Runaway Servant

A Servant's Time Remitted, and a Runaway, November 16, 1773

Servant Mary Handling Given Extra Time...

A Servant's Time Remitted

Servant Mary Handling Given Extra Time

A Servant (a Doctor) Purchases His Freedom

Child Abuse, January 21, 1774

Trial of William Givans

Runaway Servants

The Beard Brothers are Bound Out

David Jennings Declared Free

Runaway Servant

Runaway Servant and a Bastard Bound Out