Petersburg (Va.) Assessment and Reassessment Book and Land Book, 1890-1891

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Summary

Extent:
1 vol.
Creator:
Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Petersburg (Va.) Assessment and Reassessment Book and Land Book, 1890-1891. This volume consists of names, number of each lot in the city or description of the part of lot owned, name of the city in which the lot is situated, value of buildings on the lots, amount of taxes on the lots and buildings at 30 cents on every $100 value thereof, for the support of the government and the public free schools, an explanation of alterations during the preceding year especially from whom transferred and when and how the owner derived the lots and why and upon what authority any alteration was made, name of school districts, amount of taxes levied for city free and district free school purposes, name or the number of school districts and remarks.

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 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 latter year the towns of Blandford, Pocahontas, and Petersburg was enlarged by annexation from both Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties in 1972.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia as a transfer from Richard Bland College under the Accession number 51620.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia