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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 26 February 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Petersburg (Va.) Roll of Voters Registered, 1902-1903 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1183566, 1183568, 1047054 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2008 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Petersburg (Va.) Roll of Voters Registered, 1902-1903 1183566, 1183568, 1047054 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 3 v. English Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Petersburg (Va.) Roll of Voters Registered, 1902-1903. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the City of Petersburg included under accession 43614.

Historical Information

Petersburg was formed from parts of Dinwiddie, Prince George, and Chesterfield counties. A garrison and fur trading post called Fort Henry was established in 1645 on the site of the Indian village of Appamattuck. The present name, suggested in 1733 by William Byrd II, honors Peter Jones, Byrd's companion on expeditions into the Virginia backcountry. Petersburg was established in 1748 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.

The 1902 voter registration books were created following the passage of the 1902 Virginia state constitution. The purpose of the 1902 state constitution was to maintain white suffrage while eliminating African-American voters by means of literacy tests as well as property and poll tax requirements.

 Scope and Content

Petersburg (Va.) Roll of Voters Registered, 1902-1903, records the roll of registered voters in the City of Petersburg. The volume is divided by precincts: Bollingbrook, New Market, and Courthouse; and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volumes 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.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Petersburg (City) Election Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: African Americans--History--1877-1964 African Americans--Suffrage African Americans--Virginia--Petersburg Suffrage--Virginia--Petersburg Geographical Names: Petersburg (Va.)--Genealogy Petersburg (Va.)--History--20th century Genre and Form Terms: Election records--Virginia--Petersburg Local government records--Virginia--Petersburg Voters' lists--Virginia--Petersburg