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Powhatan County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1850-1881

Powhatan county (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1850-1881, are criminal court cases and indictments handed down by grand juries in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. The majority of the commonwealth causes involve Free African Americans indicted for remaining in the Commonweath more than one year. One commonwealth cause is a murder case that involves individuals associated with the Ku Klux Klan.

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Powhatan County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1850-1881

Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Powhatan county (Va.) Commonwealth Causes, 1850-1881, are criminal court cases and indictments handed down by grand juries in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. The majority of the commonwealth causes involve Free African Americans indicted for remaining in the Commonweath more than one year. One commonwealth cause is a murder case that involves individuals associated with the Ku Klux Klan.

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Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1797-1902

Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1797-1902, consists of records from the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Court Records, Fiduciary Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, Tax snd Fiscal Records, and Wills. The documents record names of slaves and free African Americans. Also included are Naturalization Records dated 1902.

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Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1797-1902

Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1797-1902, consists of records from the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Court Records, Fiduciary Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, Tax snd Fiscal Records, and Wills. The documents record names of slaves and free African Americans. Also included are Naturalization Records dated 1902.

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