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Originally populated by the Appamatuck tribe, the first white settlement there was founded in 1749. Beginning in the 1830s to 1850s the area became predominantly African American and home to many former enslaved persons.","Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical and mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.","Petersburg (Va.) Enslaved and Free Records, 1787-1865, consist of \"Advertisements for lost free papers\" (1851, 1856); \"Bills of sale\" (1795-1831); \"Deeds of manumission and emancipation\" (1787-1861); “Free Negro and Mulatto Registrations and Certificates ” (1809-1859, undated); \"Issues regarding the legal status of \"free negro\" (1824-1854); \"Lists of free negroes\" (1803, 1821); \"List of free negroes in Pocahontas [Island]\" (1838); \"Lists of free negroes returned for non-payment of taxes\" (1851-1860); \"List of enslaved males between the ages of 18 and 45\" (1863); \"Patrol Papers\" (1809-1850); \"Persons apprehended without free papers\" (1835-1858);\"Petitions to remain in the Commonwealth\" (1818-1850); \"Requisitions for public use\" (1863); \"Slave Hire papers\" (1814-1818); \"Valuations of slaves held in jail\" (1824-1830; 1865);and miscellaneous records (1823-1835).","\"Advertisements for lost free papers,\"1851-1856, include one newspaper advertisement (1851) and one certification of advertisement for lost free papers (1856).","\"Bills of sale,\" 1795-1831, record the account of the sale, the name of the seller, the name of the purchaser and the date of the transaction. 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There may also be affidavits that were  given by individuals affirming a free person’s status, as well as written descriptions of free persons. In  addition, there are registrations that are loose papers matching information found in the bound volumes of  registered “free negroes” kept in the court house. Sometimes other evidence such as a will or deed of manumission was also presented as evidence of free status. Many of the registrations are noted as being a re-registration which was required by Virginia law every three years.","\"Issues regarding the legal status of free negro,\" 1824-1854, include Lavinia Sampson's certification as a member of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe instead of a free Black person or free person of color (1841); Sally and Adell's applications to be registered as free Black women refused (1850); Sylvia Jeffers's certificates of ancestry as Native American (1853); William Freeman's inquiry into his status as a free Black man(1853); and a summons for George E. 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The 1858-1859 lists were for free persons delinquent in the payment of city taxes.","\"List of enslaved males between the ages of 18 and 45 years,\" 1863, is a list of enslavers and the numbers of such enslaved persons that they possess. Enslaved individuals' names are not given. Enslavers are listed in alphabetical order and occasional notations are made about the number(s) of enslaved persons that a particular enslaver has sent to work on the Confederate fortifications. The list was compiled by the Commissioner of the Revenue.","\"Patrol papers,\" 1809-1850, record patrol orders with specific instructions for a patrol to convene and list all of the persons summoned to participate; patrol appointments listing persons appointed or summoned to participate; and patrol returns listing the names of the patrollers and recording the hours of services and expenses incurred.","\"Persons apprehended without free papers,\" 1835-1858, are lists and individual orders to the jailer about Black persons who had been apprehended and who claimed to be free but who did not have their free papers on them. 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There may also be affidavits that were  given by individuals affirming a free person’s status, as well as written descriptions of free persons. In  addition, there are registrations that are loose papers matching information found in the bound volumes of  registered “free negroes” kept in the court house. Sometimes other evidence such as a will or deed of manumission was also presented as evidence of free status. 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These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical and mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.","Petersburg (Va.) Enslaved and Free Records, 1787-1865, consist of \"Advertisements for lost free papers\" (1851, 1856); \"Bills of sale\" (1795-1831); \"Deeds of manumission and emancipation\" (1787-1861); “Free Negro and Mulatto Registrations and Certificates ” (1809-1859, undated); \"Issues regarding the legal status of \"free negro\" (1824-1854); \"Lists of free negroes\" (1803, 1821); \"List of free negroes in Pocahontas [Island]\" (1838); \"Lists of free negroes returned for non-payment of taxes\" (1851-1860); \"List of enslaved males between the ages of 18 and 45\" (1863); \"Patrol Papers\" (1809-1850); \"Persons apprehended without free papers\" (1835-1858);\"Petitions to remain in the Commonwealth\" (1818-1850); \"Requisitions for public use\" (1863); \"Slave Hire papers\" (1814-1818); \"Valuations of slaves held in jail\" (1824-1830; 1865);and miscellaneous records (1823-1835).","\"Advertisements for lost free papers,\"1851-1856, include one newspaper advertisement (1851) and one certification of advertisement for lost free papers (1856).","\"Bills of sale,\" 1795-1831, record the account of the sale, the name of the seller, the name of the purchaser and the date of the transaction. The name and/or sex and/or age of the enslaved person being sold may also be included. ","Deeds of manumission and emancipation, 1787-1861, record the name of the former enslaver, the name of the enslaved person, the date or age at which the enslaved person will be freed, the date the deed was written, and the date the deed was proved. The age of the enslaved person at the time the deed was written, a surname assigned to the freed enslaved person by the enslaver, and the enslaver's reason for emancipation are sometimes given.","\"Free negro and mulatto registrations and certificates,\" 1809-1859, undated,recorded the free person’s name, sometimes age, a brief physical description, and the circumstances of the  person’s freedom or emancipation. If born free, a reference is sometimes made to the parents.  If emancipated, emancipating enslaver, place and date of emancipation, and prior registration are usually recorded. There may also be affidavits that were  given by individuals affirming a free person’s status, as well as written descriptions of free persons. In  addition, there are registrations that are loose papers matching information found in the bound volumes of  registered “free negroes” kept in the court house. Sometimes other evidence such as a will or deed of manumission was also presented as evidence of free status. Many of the registrations are noted as being a re-registration which was required by Virginia law every three years.","\"Issues regarding the legal status of free negro,\" 1824-1854, include Lavinia Sampson's certification as a member of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe instead of a free Black person or free person of color (1841); Sally and Adell's applications to be registered as free Black women refused (1850); Sylvia Jeffers's certificates of ancestry as Native American (1853); William Freeman's inquiry into his status as a free Black man(1853); and a summons for George E. Hammett to show cause why he should withhold the free papers of Berryman Butler (1854). ","\"Lists of free negroes\", 1803, 1821, 1838, were compiled by the commissioner of the revenue for tax purposes. The 1803 and 1821 lists give full name, age, and occupation. The 1838 list is of free persons in Pocahontas [Island] and contains only names of men and no further information.","\"Lists of free negroes returned for non-payment of taxes,\" 1851-1860, was also compiled by the commissioner of the revenue. The list contains the full names of mostly men and occasionally some notes are made to the effect that a person is dead, an unsuccessful attempt was made to hire out in order to pay the tax, or that a person had moved. The 1859 and 1860 lists include the names of females. The 1858-1859 lists were for free persons delinquent in the payment of city taxes.","\"List of enslaved males between the ages of 18 and 45 years,\" 1863, is a list of enslavers and the numbers of such enslaved persons that they possess. Enslaved individuals' names are not given. Enslavers are listed in alphabetical order and occasional notations are made about the number(s) of enslaved persons that a particular enslaver has sent to work on the Confederate fortifications. The list was compiled by the Commissioner of the Revenue.","\"Patrol papers,\" 1809-1850, record patrol orders with specific instructions for a patrol to convene and list all of the persons summoned to participate; patrol appointments listing persons appointed or summoned to participate; and patrol returns listing the names of the patrollers and recording the hours of services and expenses incurred.","\"Persons apprehended without free papers,\" 1835-1858, are lists and individual orders to the jailer about Black persons who had been apprehended and who claimed to be free but who did not have their free papers on them. Some of the documents list the full names of the persons, the amount of jail time to be served, and the fee to be paid as a result of this offense.","\"Petitions to remain in the Commonwealth,\" 1818-1850, record the name of the petitioner,  the circumstances  of free status, and a request  to remain in the county often  with accompanying  names of citizens who can testify  to the free status or who support  the request of the  petitioner  to remain. Free registrations and other supporting documents may also be included.","\"Requisitions for public use,\" 1863, records include requisition lists filed in local courts and payroll records of the Virginia Engineer. Information found in these records include names of free persons of color and enslaved people,  locality of origin, occupation, location of fortification, names of enslavers, and monetary value of enslaved  people. "," \"Slave Hire Papers,\" 1814-1818,are records of private arrangements of slave hires. 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A garrison and fur-trading post called Fort Henry was established there in 1645 near the Appamattuck town of Ronhorak. The present name, suggested in 1733 by William Byrd, 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 later years 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.\n","An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free Black peron or free person of color to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk. \n","In 1806, the General Assembly moved to remove the free Black population from Virginia with a law that stated that any emancipated enslaved persons, freed after May 1, 1806, who remained in the Commonwealth more than a year, would forfeit the right to freedom and be sold by the Overseers of the Poor for the benefit of the parish. Families wishing to stay were to petition the legislature through the local county court. Beginning in 1837, freed enslaved persons could petition the local courts for permission to remain. \n","Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in the Appomattox River in Petersburg that bills itself as the oldest Black community in America. Originally populated by the Appamatuck tribe, the first white settlement there was founded in 1749. Beginning in the 1830s to 1850s the area became predominantly African American and home to many former enslaved persons.","Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical and mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.","Petersburg (Va.) Enslaved and Free Records, 1787-1865, consist of \"Advertisements for lost free papers\" (1851, 1856); \"Bills of sale\" (1795-1831); \"Deeds of manumission and emancipation\" (1787-1861); “Free Negro and Mulatto Registrations and Certificates ” (1809-1859, undated); \"Issues regarding the legal status of \"free negro\" (1824-1854); \"Lists of free negroes\" (1803, 1821); \"List of free negroes in Pocahontas [Island]\" (1838); \"Lists of free negroes returned for non-payment of taxes\" (1851-1860); \"List of enslaved males between the ages of 18 and 45\" (1863); \"Patrol Papers\" (1809-1850); \"Persons apprehended without free papers\" (1835-1858);\"Petitions to remain in the Commonwealth\" (1818-1850); \"Requisitions for public use\" (1863); \"Slave Hire papers\" (1814-1818); \"Valuations of slaves held in jail\" (1824-1830; 1865);and miscellaneous records (1823-1835).","\"Advertisements for lost free papers,\"1851-1856, include one newspaper advertisement (1851) and one certification of advertisement for lost free papers (1856).","\"Bills of sale,\" 1795-1831, record the account of the sale, the name of the seller, the name of the purchaser and the date of the transaction. The name and/or sex and/or age of the enslaved person being sold may also be included. ","Deeds of manumission and emancipation, 1787-1861, record the name of the former enslaver, the name of the enslaved person, the date or age at which the enslaved person will be freed, the date the deed was written, and the date the deed was proved. The age of the enslaved person at the time the deed was written, a surname assigned to the freed enslaved person by the enslaver, and the enslaver's reason for emancipation are sometimes given.","\"Free negro and mulatto registrations and certificates,\" 1809-1859, undated,recorded the free person’s name, sometimes age, a brief physical description, and the circumstances of the  person’s freedom or emancipation. If born free, a reference is sometimes made to the parents.  If emancipated, emancipating enslaver, place and date of emancipation, and prior registration are usually recorded. There may also be affidavits that were  given by individuals affirming a free person’s status, as well as written descriptions of free persons. In  addition, there are registrations that are loose papers matching information found in the bound volumes of  registered “free negroes” kept in the court house. Sometimes other evidence such as a will or deed of manumission was also presented as evidence of free status. Many of the registrations are noted as being a re-registration which was required by Virginia law every three years.","\"Issues regarding the legal status of free negro,\" 1824-1854, include Lavinia Sampson's certification as a member of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe instead of a free Black person or free person of color (1841); Sally and Adell's applications to be registered as free Black women refused (1850); Sylvia Jeffers's certificates of ancestry as Native American (1853); William Freeman's inquiry into his status as a free Black man(1853); and a summons for George E. 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The 1858-1859 lists were for free persons delinquent in the payment of city taxes.","\"List of enslaved males between the ages of 18 and 45 years,\" 1863, is a list of enslavers and the numbers of such enslaved persons that they possess. Enslaved individuals' names are not given. Enslavers are listed in alphabetical order and occasional notations are made about the number(s) of enslaved persons that a particular enslaver has sent to work on the Confederate fortifications. The list was compiled by the Commissioner of the Revenue.","\"Patrol papers,\" 1809-1850, record patrol orders with specific instructions for a patrol to convene and list all of the persons summoned to participate; patrol appointments listing persons appointed or summoned to participate; and patrol returns listing the names of the patrollers and recording the hours of services and expenses incurred.","\"Persons apprehended without free papers,\" 1835-1858, are lists and individual orders to the jailer about Black persons who had been apprehended and who claimed to be free but who did not have their free papers on them. Some of the documents list the full names of the persons, the amount of jail time to be served, and the fee to be paid as a result of this offense.","\"Petitions to remain in the Commonwealth,\" 1818-1850, record the name of the petitioner,  the circumstances  of free status, and a request  to remain in the county often  with accompanying  names of citizens who can testify  to the free status or who support  the request of the  petitioner  to remain. Free registrations and other supporting documents may also be included.","\"Requisitions for public use,\" 1863, records include requisition lists filed in local courts and payroll records of the Virginia Engineer. Information found in these records include names of free persons of color and enslaved people,  locality of origin, occupation, location of fortification, names of enslavers, and monetary value of enslaved  people. "," \"Slave Hire Papers,\" 1814-1818,are records of private arrangements of slave hires. 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Enslaved and Free Records, 1787-1865, consist of \"Advertisements for lost free papers\" (1851, 1856); \"Bills of sale\" (1795-1831); \"Deeds of manumission and emancipation\" (1787-1861); “Free Negro and Mulatto Registrations and Certificates ” (1809-1859, undated); \"Issues regarding the legal status of \"free negro\" (1824-1854); \"Lists of free negroes\" (1803, 1821); \"List of free negroes in Pocahontas [Island]\" (1838); \"Lists of free negroes returned for non-payment of taxes\" (1851-1860); \"List of enslaved males between the ages of 18 and 45\" (1863); \"Patrol Papers\" (1809-1850); \"Persons apprehended without free papers\" (1835-1858);\"Petitions to remain in the Commonwealth\" (1818-1850); \"Requisitions for public use\" (1863); \"Slave Hire papers\" (1814-1818); \"Valuations of slaves held in jail\" (1824-1830; 1865);and miscellaneous records (1823-1835).","\"Advertisements for lost free papers,\"1851-1856, include one newspaper advertisement (1851) and one certification of advertisement for lost free papers (1856).","\"Bills of sale,\" 1795-1831, record the account of the sale, the name of the seller, the name of the purchaser and the date of the transaction. 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There may also be affidavits that were  given by individuals affirming a free person’s status, as well as written descriptions of free persons. In  addition, there are registrations that are loose papers matching information found in the bound volumes of  registered “free negroes” kept in the court house. Sometimes other evidence such as a will or deed of manumission was also presented as evidence of free status. Many of the registrations are noted as being a re-registration which was required by Virginia law every three years.","\"Issues regarding the legal status of free negro,\" 1824-1854, include Lavinia Sampson's certification as a member of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe instead of a free Black person or free person of color (1841); Sally and Adell's applications to be registered as free Black women refused (1850); Sylvia Jeffers's certificates of ancestry as Native American (1853); William Freeman's inquiry into his status as a free Black man(1853); and a summons for George E. 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