Dangerous Harbor Project - Westmoreland County - Reel 1 - 1661-1662 - TIFFs 151-157

This dataset includes 7 TIFF files showing deeds, patents, and wills from Westmoreland County in Virginia. Deeds are documents that transfer land or property from one person to another. Wills were created to settle asset distribution in the event of a person’s death. These documents were collected in association with the Dangerous Harbor Project which used courthouse documents to identify escaped unfree laborers in the 17th century Chesapeake and the punishments associated with their escape.<br>To learn more about this project, please go to the Dangerous Harbor Website.

本数据集包含7份标签图像文件格式（TIFF）文档，收录了弗吉尼亚州威斯特摩兰县的地契、土地专利证书与遗嘱三类历史文书。其中，地契为将土地或不动产从一方转让至另一方的法律凭证；遗嘱则用于在自然人死亡后分配其名下资产。本次收集的文书均与危险港项目（Dangerous Harbor Project）相关，该项目依托法庭档案，对17世纪切萨皮克地区的逃亡非自由劳工及其逃亡所对应的惩罚措施展开识别与研究。如需了解该项目更多详情，请访问危险港项目官方网站。