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Cocke and Gilliam Business Records, 1790-1913, records the activities of the law firm in and around Petersburg, Va., and consists of a ledger, 1873-1891; personal correspondence, 1870-1890; judgments, 1856-1874; indentures, 1806-1890; cancelled checks, 1879-1883; land title abstracts, 1879-1895; executions, 1825 and 1858; case briefs, 1870; jury lists, 1875 and 1878; and notary public bonds, executions, subpoenas, indictments, and declarations for the Hustings Court, Circuit Superior Court, and the Circuit Court of Petersburg, 1790-1913.

First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Baptism Register and Membership Directory, 1908-1911. The volume contains a list of individuals who were baptized and received into the church from 1908 to 1911. Each entry contains name, age, and street address. The list of baptisms (3 pages) is followed by an alphabetical list of names and addresses that appears to be a membership directory.

First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Va.) Minute Book, 1914. The volume contains minutes of regular monthly meetings from 1914 April 27 to 1914 December 7. Minutes note scripture lessons read, hymns sung, names of persons attending, and church business, such as reception and dismissal of members, committee reports and other business, and plans to repair the church building and parsonage.

Petersburg (Va.) Minute Books, 1781-1874, record all matters brought before the court on a daily basis when it was in session including but not limited to: civil and criminal suits, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to appropriate order book, deed book, fiduciary book, free negro register, etc. Collection includes minute books from Hustings Court.

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.

General Ledger, 1884-1886, of the Planters and Mechanics Bank, was used to keep track of monies received and paid. Entries document the bank's controlling accounts such as stock, trustees' commission accounts, cash accounts, and bills receivable. Entries under several named accounts detail the bank's business dealings with individual creditors, and include such businesses as National Bank of Virginia; Franklin Bank, Baltimore, Md.; Riggs and Company, Washington, D.C.; and Union National Bank, New York, N.Y. Entries are arranged chronologically under account heading. Information found in each transaction include the date of transaction along with amounts paid and received. Each transaction also provides a corresponding page number where the transaction can be located in the Tellers Book, 1883-1886, included in the collection.

The Unidentified General Store Ledger, 1879-1889, records accounts of individual customers. Entries are listed in chronological order under account name and include date, type of transaction, and monies credited and debited. Items purchased include tobacco, sugar, flour, coffee, salt, cotton, and plows. Work such as picking cotton and digging potatoes was often accepted in account settlements instead of cash.

The Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892, consists of one account book arranged by customer name. Transactions are entered under individual accounts as debits or credits and include a listing of items purchased, money paid, and work performed to be used as payment instead of cash. Items purchased include bales of cotton, plows, tobacco, bricks, and amunition. An index of customer names is included at the front of the ledger.

Ledger, 1886-1893, contains a chronological listing of business activities listed under either the name of the client or lawyer. Each entry includes date, type of transaction, and monies debited and credited. Transactions document fees paid for cases argued, travel expenses, and costs for attending court sessions. Included in the ledger is an expense account that details both professional and personal expenses. Entries document monies paid for business travel, office rent, theater tickets, clothing, Christmas presents, tobacco, insurance policies, books, lumber, and tuition and travel expenses for family members. Also included in the ledger is an entry for a farm account for 1891, which records taxes paid and purchases for livestock and seed.

The Unidentified Liquor Dealer Ledger, 1903, records the accounts of individual customers. Each entry records date, type of transaction and monies credited and debited. Items purchased are listed as either drinks, whiskey, or beer.