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.To learn more about this project, please go to the Dangerous Harbor Website.

本数据集包含7个TIFF格式文件，涵盖美国弗吉尼亚州威斯特摩兰县的契约、专利及遗嘱档案。其中，契约指将土地或不动产从一方转让至另一方的法律文书；遗嘱则用于在立遗嘱人离世后统筹安排资产分配事宜。本批档案均与「危险港口项目（Dangerous Harbor Project）」相关联，该项目依托法院档案，对17世纪切萨皮克地区逃亡的非自由劳工及其逃亡后所受的惩处开展识别与研究。如需了解该项目的更多详情，请访问危险港口项目官方网站。