Petersburg (Va.) Court Records, 1821-1851

Access and use

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

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Petersburg (Va.) Court Records, 1821-1851. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Petersburg (Va.) Court Records, 1821-1851. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Petersburg (Va.) Court Records, 1821-1851. The collection contains two letters and a will removed from Petersburg court records, as follows: a letter, with envelope, from Thomas G. Randolph to Thomas S. Gholson, 1850 Mar. 8, pertaining to a proposed settlement in an unamed suit; a letter from John M. Gregory to the Sergeant of the City of Petersburg seeking information about Pleasant Jordan in regards to a suit, Clopton vs. Jordan, 1851 June 30 ; and a copy of the last will and testament of Lucy Bolt, proven in Amelia County in 1821 and used as an exhibit in a Petersburg suit in 1832.

Biographical / historical:

Petersburg was formed from parts of Dinwiddie, Prince George, and Chesterfield Counties. A garrison and fur-trading post called Fort Henry was established there in 1645 on the site of the Indian village Appamattuck. The present name, suggested in 1733 by William Byrd II, honors Peters Jones, Byrd's companion on expeditions into the Virginia backcountry. Petersburg was established in 1747 and incorporated as a town in 1784. In the latter year the towns of Blandford, Pocahontas, and Ravenscroft were added to Petersburg. It was incorporated as a city in 1850. Petersburg was enlarged by annexation from both Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties in 1972.

This record was replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
6 p. and 1 leaf