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Re: Slavery in the Valley
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"W. Scott Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:53:02 -0400
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Bill,

Your best bet is to look for the Tithable rolls for those counties. These
should list, by head of family, the free and enslaved tithables (16 years or
older) in separate columns. The only name that you will find is for the head
of the family.

For more information, see:
http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn17_tithables.htm


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W. Scott Smith, Principal
HistoryTech, LLC
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