Draft and Census (American Indian) Documents
Custalows counted in 1940 United States Federal Census
National Archives and Records Administration
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
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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
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