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Petersburg (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1807-1902; undated, consist of military service records, accounts and vouchers, and claims for reimbursement by civilians and service members. These include:

Petersburg (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1810-1936, undated, consists of loose naturalization records filed in the local court, 1810-1936; two standardized volumes of naturalization records issued by the federal government, 1907-1924; and thirty-two naturalization certificate booklets issued by the federal government, 1918, undated.

Petersburg (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1805-1957, is comprised of various records created by groups in Petersburg. These records consist of a membership directory and register, minute books, and other loose re

Petersburg (Va.) Recorded and Unrecorded Deeds, 1775-1924 (bulk 1801-1848 and 1880-1924) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, and deeds of trust both recorded and unrecorded. Recorded deeds were proved and recorded in deed books. Unrecorded deeds were never proved and recorded in deed books. A few of the deeds include plats. Enslaved people were often transferred in deeds of gift or were listed in mortgages and deeds of trust.

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.

Petersburg (Va.) Roll of Voters Registered, 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.

Petersburg (Va.) Wills, inventories, accounts, and sales, 1784-1928 (bulk 1784-1912), consists predominantly of wills that record the deceased's plan for how his or her estate was to be divided among his or her heirs following his or her death. Information commonly recorded in wills include the name of the deceased, also referred as the testator; names of heirs; a listing of real and personal property (including slaves) and how it was to be divided among the heirs; names of individuals who were to be the will's executors; the date will was written; and the date will was recorded at the court house. Additional record types found in this collection include estate inventories, accounts, and sales filed with the wills.

Petersburg (Va) Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1842-1865, consist primarily of writs of habeas corpus involving minors who fraudulently enlisted in the Petersburg Company of Virginia Volunteers for the Mexican-American War, as well as individuals who claimed to be illegally conscripted into Confederate military service. The collection includes additional writs of habeas corpus for arrests that involved free and enslaved persons, individuals detained in debt cases, and civilians held on military charges during the Civil War.

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.

Quin and William L. Morton Daybook, 1863-1867, records the company's cash transactions and merchandise transactions. Information found in daybook includes date of transaction, name of customer or controlling account, form of transaction, merchandise involved in transaction, quantity of items purchased, price of items sold, cash paid, cash received, and amount credited if not paif with cash. The daybook also records amount of taxes paid such as city, state, Confederate, war, and soldiers' taxes. Items sold include bacon, flour, sheep, eggs, cotton, tobacco, and soap.