Petition of the Norfolk County Court to Col. Thomas F. Jackson, Norfolk
Dublin Core
Title
Petition of the Norfolk County Court to Col. Thomas F. Jackson, Norfolk
Subject
African Americans, race relations
Description
In November 1865, the Norfolk County Court petitioned the officer of the Freedmen's Bureau in Norfolk to take away the firearms belonging to African Americans. Local white residents had complained complained about African Americans "in the habit of bearing arms," whom they described as "prowling about during the hours of the night, plundering property and engaging in other unlawful acts prejudicial to the good order and interests of Society."
Creator
Norfolk County Court
Source
Norfolk County Court Correspondence with the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1866, Norfolk County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia
Date
November 23, 1865
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Manuscript letter
Identifier
14_0705_005_
Coverage
Norfolk County, Virginia
Citation
Norfolk County Court, “Petition of the Norfolk County Court to Col. Thomas F. Jackson, Norfolk,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/584.