Forgotten No More: Digitizing America's Undocumented Heroes!

The Enslaved at Belmont: Primary Source Collections Online

Purpose: The purpose of my project is to digitize and make available to the public, the primary

source documents used to account for the “little known” enslaved community of the former

Belmont Plantation, owned by Ludwell Lee of in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Focus: The focus is on primary source documents located at Loudoun County Court House

Records & Deeds Collection.

·             Wills – Located

·             Deeds – Located

·             Judgments – Located

·             Tax Records – TBL

·             Census Records – Located

·             Bill of Sale (Slaves) – Located

·             Inventory List – Located

Materials & Resources Used: Scanner, Tablet, Smartphone, Exel Spreadsheet, iMac desktop

Online Databases: Census records at local library

Implications: This is the first time the Loudoun Freedom Center have published research

data for public viewing. The database will provide research examples for future historians,

genealogist and educators to come.