Virginia state documents.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• State government publications--Virginia.
• Economics.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Richmond, Virginia: [publisher not identified], 1864.

Summary:

One bound volume that includes messages by and reports to Governors John Letcher and William Smith. From a variety of departments including: messages of the Governor; report of the board of visitors of the Virginia Military Institute; report relative to the returns of elections; papers relative to the recent call for slaves to work on fortifications; report of the editor of public accounts; report of the board of public works; report of the superintendent of the penitentiary; report of purchases of raw materials for the penitentiary; report on public library; the transmission of documents from Georgia; reports from General Cooper and Dimmock; report on abolishing the office of paymaster; communication from the auditing board on clothing; report on banking and currency; report on taxes; and report on contested election in Halifax County. They cover the special legislative session beginning 7 September 1863 and the second regular legislative session of 7 December 1863. Each report is separately paginated, some report numbers are repeated (Special Session has two document number 9s, and Regular Session has three document number 15s).

Notes:

• Original paperboards and cloth spine, with the bookplate of Lewis C. Williams on inside front cover. Unknown quotes written in pencil on first page of book.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.