These papers had been donated to the Virginia Historical Society long ago but had never been sorted or read. They consisted of letters, diaries, ledgers, books and farm documents from Virginians dating to the 1600s.
Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names is their free online resource listing slaves' names. It is fully searchable. Search results include images of the original record, as seen from the image above.
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Wonderful Discovery & a reminder that we may have more resources at our fingertips that we know.
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