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*Windley, Lathan A., comp. ''Runaway Slave Advertisements''. 4 vols. (Virginia and North Carolina) Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. {{FHL|419052|item|disp=FHL Book 975 F2wL}}. For Virginia, see volume one. | *Windley, Lathan A., comp. ''Runaway Slave Advertisements''. 4 vols. (Virginia and North Carolina) Wesport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. {{FHL|419052|item|disp=FHL Book 975 F2wL}}. For Virginia, see volume one. | ||
Many eighteenth-century runaway slave advertisements were published in the ''Virginia Gazette.'' Indexed images of the [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm ''Virginia Gazette'' ](1736-1780) are available online through the [http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/ Colonial Williamsburg ]website. Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have indexed all the runaway advertisements for slaves mentioned in this publication and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. These newspapers are valuable resources for all Virginia regions. | Many eighteenth-century runaway slave advertisements were published in the ''Virginia Gazette.'' Indexed images of the [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm ''Virginia Gazette'' ](1736-1780) are available online through the [http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/ Colonial Williamsburg ]website. (Browse for terms such as "slaves.") Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have indexed all the runaway advertisements for slaves mentioned in this publication and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. These newspapers are valuable resources for all Virginia regions. | ||
'''Virginia Plantation Records''' Occasionally, slaves are mentioned in plantation records. The [[Family History Library]] has several series of plantation records from the periods before and after the Civil War. These are listed in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the STAMPP, KENNETH M. or in the Subject Search under PLANTATION LIFE - VIRGINIA or PLANTATION LIFE - SOUTHERN STATES. Records are available at: | '''Virginia Plantation Records''' Occasionally, slaves are mentioned in plantation records. The [[Family History Library]] has several series of plantation records from the periods before and after the Civil War. These are listed in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the STAMPP, KENNETH M. or in the Subject Search under PLANTATION LIFE - VIRGINIA or PLANTATION LIFE - SOUTHERN STATES. Records are available at: | ||
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*Virginia Historical Society: inventory, {{FHL|754137|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. M}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|752708|item|disp=FHL Film 1985945}}. | *Virginia Historical Society: inventory, {{FHL|754137|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. M}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|752708|item|disp=FHL Film 1985945}}. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilms of most of the records described in the guide booklets. Virginia plantation records are scattered throughout. | The Family History Library has microfilms of most of the records described in the guide booklets. Virginia plantation records are scattered throughout. | ||
=== Free People of Color === | === Free People of Color === | ||