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Type: Legal Document

  • Land Grant to Peter Hollow (October 8, 1766)
  • List of People Enslaved by Descendants of John Pleasants...
  • Appeal by Members of the Pleasants Family (September 26,...
  • Ned’s Freedom Suit (May 22, 1797)
  • Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Decision in Pleasants v....
  • High Court of Chancery Pleasants Injunction (March 16, 1798)
  • “Nottoway Indians: Petition.” (December 11, 1821)
  • “An Act for making more effectual provision against Invasions...
  • “Saturday, September 21, 1734,” Journals of the House of...
  • “William G. Bozeman, Edith Turner v. TRST(S) OF Nottoway...

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Indigenous Acknowledgment

Virginia Humanities acknowledges the Monacan Nation, the original people of the land and waters of our home in Charlottesville, Virginia.


We invite you to learn more about Indians in Virginia in our Encyclopedia Virginia.