| Date | 1671 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Act IV |
| Description/Full Text | In a former act it is provided that sheep, horses, cattle should be delivered in kind to an orphan when he comes of age, to which some have desired that Negroes be added; this Assembly considering the difficulty of procuring Negroes in kinds as also the value and hazard of their lives had doubted whether any sufficient men could be found who would engage themselves to deliver Negroes of equal ages if the special Negroes should die, or become by age or accident unserviceable; it is enacted, that at discretion of the courrts, Negroes may be appraised, sold at an outcry, or preserved in kind, as it is deemed most expedient for the preservation or advancement of the estate of orphans. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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