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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 13 November 2014 Description is in English A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) United States Military Headquarters Subdistrict Appomattox Correspondence, 1865 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 0007545950 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2014 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Powhatan County (Va.) United States Military Headquarters Subdistrict Appomattox Correspondence, 1865 0007545950 Library of Virginia .15 cu.ft. English Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Powhatan County (Va.) United States Military Headquarters Subdistrict Appomattox Correspondence, 1865. Local government records collection, Powhatan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Powhatan County.

Historical Information

Powhatan County was named for the paramount chief of the Powhatan Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850. The county seat is Powhatan.

Scope and Content

Powhatan County (Va.) United States Military Headquarters Subdistrict Appomattox Correspondence, 1865, consist of letters between United States Military Headquarters Subdistrict Appomattox located in Petersburg and local commanding officers in Powhatan County. Topics found in correspondence include distributing rations to destitute white and African Americans, the provision of housing for emancipated slaves, and a request from planters to extend apprenticeships of African American children beyond one year.

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Index Terms Corporate Names: Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: African Americans -- History Geographical Names: Powhatan County -- History -- 19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Correspondence -- Virginia -- Powhatan County Local government records -- Virginia -- Powhatan County