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Out of the Box: Lancaster Co. Fiduciary Records
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"Brooks, Vincent" <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:05:22 -0400
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The number of enslaved Africans in Virginia grew very quickly after the
arrival of "20, and odd Negroes" in 1619. A group of records recently added
to Virginia Untold, containing over 20,000 names of enslaved individuals,
illustrates the proliferation of enslavement in the commonwealth. Read more
in today's Out of the Box.    www.vamem.com/u5y

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