Richmond (Va.) List of Colored Voters Registered at Second Precinct in Jackson Ward, 1886-1896

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Richmond (Va.) List of Colored Voters Registered at Second Precinct in Jackson Ward, 1886-1896. Local government records collection, Richmond (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Richmond (Va.) Department of Parks and Recreation.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richmond (Va.) List of Colored Voters Registered at Second Precinct in Jackson Ward, 1886-1896. Local government records collection, Richmond (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Richmond (Va.) List of Colored Voters Registered at Second Precinct in Jackson Ward, 1886-1896, contains a list of all registered male African American voters for the second precinct in Jackson Ward in the city of Richmond. The information recorded includes the date registered, registration number, full name, "has he been sworn," age in years, occupation, residence, length of residence in city, length of residence in state, and a section about naturalization which was used to record notes about other districts a registration was transferred to or from. The volume is arranged alphabetically by surname.

Biographical / historical:

Richmond was established in 1742 and incorporated as a city in 1842. The city of Manchester was annexed in 1910; Barton Heights, Fairmont, and Highland Park in 1914; and part of Chesterfield County in 1970.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from the city of Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation under the accession number 43467.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical by surname.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.