Petersburg is in Dinwiddie County VA. Perhaps the Clerk of the Court could steer you in the right direction for determining if/why etc the person was incarcerated. At least you might be able to find out if there is actually a Federal Penitentiary in that area. Fort Lee military base is in Petersburg, but I wouldn't think civilians would be jailed there. Do a google search and see what you can find out. Try "Federal Penitentiary" Petersburg and then repeat the search for Fauquier, or include both in your initial query. Good Luck! ----- Original Message ----- From: Beverly Evans <rbevans1@cox.net> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 8:04 PM Subject: Federal Penitentiary > About 1937 a relative was sent to the Federal Penitentiary in Petersburg, VA for bootlegging and was kept there about a year. Does anyone know how I might find our about his prison record? Just curious about his length of imprisonment and how they worded the exact reason for his incarceration. I believe this prison is in Fauquier Co. Is it still in existence? Any information will help. > > Beverly > rbevans1@cox.net > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Fauquier County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafauqui/fqva.htm > Be sure to bookmark it!!! > >