The statutes at large : being a collection of all the laws of Virginia, from the first session of the Legislature, in the year 1619 / published pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed on the fifth day of February one thousand eight hundred and eight ... by William Waller Hening.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Virginia.

Contributor:

Hening, William Waller, 1768-1828.

Series:

Making of modern law : primary sources ; pt. 1, 1620-1926.

Standardized Title:

Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1619-1792)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Virginia.

Law.

Virginia.

Virginia--History--Sources.

History.

Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources.

Virginia--Genealogy.

Genre:

Sources.

Genealogy.

Family histories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 volumes)

Other Title:

MOML Primary Sources.

Place of Publication:

Richmond : Printed by and for Samuel Pleasants, Junior, printer to the commonwealth, 1809-1823.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Contents:

I. Resolution of the Convention of Virginia, authorizing their delegates in Congress to declare American independence. Constitution of the United States. Declaration of independence. Articles of confederation. Declaration of rights of Virginia. Constitution of Virginia. Ancient charters relating to the first settlement of Virginia. Commission to Sir Francis Wyatt (July 24th, 1621) Instructions to Governor Wyatt (July 24th, 1621) Acts of assembly, 1619-1649. Articles at the surrender of the country, &c. Acts of assembly, 1652-1660

II. 1660-1682. Historical documents from 1660 to 1682

III. 1684-1710. Historical documents from 1682 to 1710

IV. 1711-1736

V. 1738-1748

VI. 1748-1755

VII. 1756-1763. Proclamations of 1754, and 1763

VIII. 1764-1773

IX. 1775-1778

X. 1779-1781. Resolutions and state papers from 1779 to 1781

XI. 1782-1784. Resolutions and state papers from 1782 to 1784

XII. 1785-1788

XIII. 1789-1792

Notes:

Imprint varies: v. 1-5, Richmond: Printed by and for Samuel Pleasants (v. 1-2, Samuel Pleasants, junior), printer to the commonwealth. 1809-15.--v. 6, Richmond. Printed for the editor. At the Franklin press.--W.W. Gray, print. 1819.--v. 7, Richmond. Printed for the editor. At the Franklin press.--Market bridge. 1820.--v. 8-9, Richmond: Printed for the editor. J. & G. Cochran, printers. 1821.--v. 10-12, Richmond: Printed for the editor, by George Cochran. 1822-23.--v. 13, Philadelphia: Printed for the editor, by Thomas Desilver, no. 253, Market street. William Brown, printer. 1823

Each volume contains a list of governors of Virginia during the period comprised in the volume

Vols. 1-5 were published in a 2d edition: v. 1-2, New York, 1823; v. 3, Philadelphia; v. 4, Richmond, 1820; v. 5, Richmond, 1819

An index to the personal names in these volumes were published, New York, 1896, under title: Personal names in Hening's Statutes at large of Virginia, and Shepard's continuation. By Joseph J. Casey

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