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A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) List of Registered Voters, 1902

Powhatan County List of Registered Voters, 1902, records the roll of registered voters in Powhatan County. The volume is divided by precincts: Ballsville, Powhatan Court House, Subletts, Pineville, and Smith's Crossroads, and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volume includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

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A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) List of Registered Voters, 1902

Powhatan County List of Registered Voters, 1902, records the roll of registered voters in Powhatan County. The volume is divided by precincts: Ballsville, Powhatan Court House, Subletts, Pineville, and Smith's Crossroads, and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volume includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

First District of Accomack County (VA) voting certificate including African Americans

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This collection contains a certificate of a local Virginia election in the first district of Accomack County on October 22, 1867, preliminary voting for delegates for the upcoming Constitutional Convention, marking the first time African-Americans voted in the state.

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First District of Accomack County (VA) voting certificate including African Americans .04 Cubic Feet 1 folder (legal)

Auger Down Books

This collection contains a certificate of a local Virginia election in the first district of Accomack County on October 22, 1867, preliminary voting for delegates for the upcoming Constitutional Convention, marking the first time African-Americans voted in the state.

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