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Petersburg (Va.) Apprenticeship Indentures, 1778-1893, are bonds and contracts of apprenticeship given by the Overseers of the Poor, showing the names of master and apprentice, the trade to be taught, details of the contract, the amount of the bond and the names of sureties. Many of the apprentices bound out prior to 1866 were "free Blacks" and "free persons of color."

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.

Petersburg (Va.) Blandford Cemetery Records, 1843-1977, consist of four volumes of Records of Interment (1843-1924), one Ward Book (undated), and ten boxes of papers or booklets relating to Records of Interments, Records of Sales of Squares, Individual Transfers of Squares, and Removals and Disinterments (1905-1977).

Petersburg (Va.) Board of Exemption Minutes, 1862-1863, consist mainly of lists of persons who applied to be exempt from military service. Names of the persons applying are given; the reason given for the exemption (mainly disease, injury, or occupation); and the board's decision on the petition for exemption. Arrangement is by date of meeting. Accompanying each meeting is a list of the present board members. There is no index.

Petersburg (Va.) Boisseau v. Butler Judgment, September 1841. Consists of bill, two warrants, and a memorandum from the debt case, Sarah P. Boisseau vs. Matthew P. Butler.

Petersburg (Va.) Cooke v. Hannon Judgment, November 1841. Consists of an assumpsit and a summons from the debt case, John B. Cooke vs. Richard F. Hannon.

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.) 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.

Petersburg (Va.) Jail Meal Account Books, 1937-1938 and 1945-1946, are a record of the supplies used to make meals for the inmates of the Petersburg city jail. The entries are arranged chronologically by date and then by meal. The 1937-1938 volume contains entries for breakfast, dinner, and chain gang. The 1945-1946 volume contains entries for breakfast, dinner, and supper. The amount of supplies used is recorded as well as type. Supplies recorded include hamburger, beef, chicken, potatoes, sweet potatoes, succotash, onions, coffee, bread, eggs, sausage, fresh fish, herrings, corn flakes, string beans, grits, bologna, black eyed peas, tomatoes, cabbage, biscuits, spaghetti, pancakes, and macaroni as well as other supplies such as lard, sugar, and baking powder. Inmates got a special holiday dinner of turkey, dressing, cranberries, and fruit cake on December 25.

Judgments, Permelia F. McKinney vs. Frank Roberts, contains around 58 letters and postcards dated 1915-1916 that were used as exhibits in a breach of promise judgment suit. McKinney and Roberts had been in a romantic relationship, as is demonstrated by the letters. McKinney was then living in New Canaan, CT, and Roberts in Petersburg, VA. When Roberts broke off the relationship, McKinney sued him for breach of promise in Petersburg, asking for damages of $10,000. At the 1916 November term of the Hustings Court, the jury found for McKinney and awarded her $2000 damages. Roberts appealed, but failed in his appeal. A notation beside the order book entry for 1917 January ruling against his appeal indicates that the judgment has been paid in full. Letter number eleven contains a photograph of Frank Roberts.