Petersburg (Va.) Free Negro Delinquent Tax List, 1863

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
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Preferred citation:

Petersburg (Va.) Free Negro Delinquent Tax List, 1863. Local government records collection, Petersburg City Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Petersburg (Va.) Free Negro Delinquent Tax List, 1863. Local government records collection, Petersburg City Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Petersburg (Va.) Free Negro Delinquent Tax List, 1863. The document is a list of free negroes cited for failing to pay taxes for the year 1863. The list also includes the amount owed by each person listed.

Biographical / historical:

Petersburg was formed from parts of Dinwiddie, Prince George, and Chesterfield Counties. A garrison and fur-trading post called Fort Henry was established there in 1645 on the site of the Indian village Appamattuck. 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.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 27327.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
12 p.