Deposition of Chief Cook
The Virginia Board decided that because members of the Pamunkey Indian tribe had never been allowed to vote, they were not considered citizens of the United States and thus could not be subject to the draft.
King William County Chancery Court Case: <em>Holmes and Cook v. Draft Board</em>, located in RG 3, Virginia, Governor (1938-1942: Price), Executive Papers, 1938-1942, Acc. 23344c, State Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. 12-1078-007.
25 August 1917
Mimeographed sheet
Letter, John G. Warburton, Williamsburg, to Governor James H. Price, Richmond
Residents of the Mattaponi Indian Reservation argued that because they were wards of the state, they should not be counted in the census.
RG 3, Virginia, Governor (1938-1942: Price), Executive Papers, 1938-1942, Acc. 23344c, State Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. 12-1078-005.
6 June 1940
Carbon typescript
Letter, W.M. Kemper, Richmond, to Chief George F. Custalow
W.M. Kemper, executive assistant to the governor of Virginia, wrote to Chief Custalow of the Mattaponi Indian tribe that "all persons living within the Commonwealth" must be counted in the census.
RG 3, Virginia, Governor (1938-1942: Price), Executive Papers, 1938-1942, Acc. 23344c, State Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. 12-1078-006.
7 June 1940
Carbon typescript
"The First Vote"
Thomas Wood
The Library of Virginia, Prints and Photographs. 01-1138-18.
<em>Harper's Weekly</em>, November 16, 1867.
16 November 1867
Engraving after painting
VOTE
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia Papers, Acc. 22002, Organization Records Collection, The Library of Virginia. 08-0358-01.
Ca. 1920
Poster
Warren County List of Colored Applicants Refused Registration. Permanent Roll of Voters.
On September 13, 1902, the registrar in Warren County asked Charles Wilson Butler, a blacksmith, to explain section 4 of the new state constitution. Butler replied "that you men have no right to refuse to register me." But the registrar wrote that Butler was "not admitted."
Warren County (Va.) Permanent Roll of Voters, 1902-1903. Local Government Records Collection, Warren County Court Records, The Library of Virginia. 07-0325-21.
15-18 September 1902
Bound manuscript
The Constitution of the State of Virginia Adopted by the Convention 1901-02
Virginia Constitutional Convention (1901-1902), Records, 1901-1902. Volume--Constitution of Virginia. Acc. 23877c. State Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia. 12-0761-01/03.
1902
Manuscript
Judgment in the case of <em>Robin, et al., v. Hardaway</em>
"the Plts [Plaintiffs] are free and not Slaves."
Virginia General Court (Colonial), Judgment 1772, Acc. 33700, State Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia. 04-1470-02.
2 May 1772
Manuscript
Gibson Family Genealogical Chart
Charles Evans and others sued for their freedom based on their descent from Jane Gibson, "an Indian Woman, the ancestor." They submitted this genealogical chart as evidence in <em>Charles Evans et al. v. Lewis B. Allen</em>, filed in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Lynchburg District. Their attorney had a stroke and failed to appear in court, so the court dismissed the suit in 1821, and the plaintiffs all remained in slavery.
City of Lynchburg Court Records, Chancery Records, <em>Charles Evans and others v. Lewis B. Allen</em>, 1821-033. Local Government Records Collection, City of Lynchburg Court Records, Library of Virginia. 04-1407-01/03.
1821
Manuscript
Timeline of <em>Rachel v. John Draper</em>
Powhatan County Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1807-1844. Local Government Records Collection, Powhatan County Court Records, The Library of Virginia. BC 0007283660. 12-1244-044.
13 May 1820
Manuscript