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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

Virginia (Enacting jurisdiction), William Waller Hening (Editor)
Print Book, English, 1809-1823
Printed by and for Samuel Pleasants, Junior, printer to the commonwealth, Richmond, 1809-1823
Legislation
13 volumes ; 21-23 cm
2981471
Volume 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
volume II. 1660-1682. Historical documents from 1660 to 1682
volume III. 1684-1710. Historical documents from 1682 to 1710
volume IV. 1711-1736
volume V. 1738-1748
volume VI. 1748-1755
volume VII. 1756-1763. Proclamation of 1754. Proclamation of 1763
volume VIII. 1764-1773
volume IX. 1775-1778
volume X. 1779-1781. Resolutions and state papers from 1779 to 1781
volume XI. 1782-1784. Resolutions and state papers from 1782 to 1784
volume XII. 1785-1788
volume XIII. 1789-1792
Each volume contains a list of governors of Virginia during the period comprised in the volume
Imprint varies: volumes 1-5, Richmond : Printed by and for Samuel Pleasants (volume 1-2, Samuel Pleasants, Junior), printer to the commonwealth. 1809-1815; volume 6, Richmond : Printed for the editor, at the Franklin Press, W.W. Gray, print., 1819; volume 7, Richmond : Printed for the editor, at the Franklin Press, Market Bridge, 1820; volumes 8-9, Richmond : Printed for the editor, J. & G. Cochran, printers, 1821; volumes 10-12, Richmond : Printed for the editor, by George Cochran, 1822-1823; volume 13, Philadelphia : Published for the editor by Thomas Desilver, no. 253, Market Street, William Brown, printer, 1823
Volume 1: xxii, 600 pages; volume 2: viii, [1], 10-606 pages; volume 3: [5], 10-590, [4] pages; volume 4: [5], 10-580 pages; volume 5: [3], 10-588 pages; volume 6: [2], iv, [3], 10-604, [2] pages; volume 7: [7], 10-701, [1] pages; volume 8: 716, [2] pages; volume 9: 656, [2] pages; volume 10: 663, [1] pages; volume 11: 639, [1] pages; volume 12: [5], 10-832 pages; volume 13: [6], 649, [1] pages
Volumes 1-5 were published in a second edition: volumes 1-2, New York, 1823; volume 3, Philadelphia, 1823; volume 4, Richmond, 1820; volume 5 Richmond, 1819
Errata: volume 1, page 600; volume 2, pages [603]-606; volume 3: [4] pages at end; volume 4: pages [579]-580; volume 6: page [1] at end; volume 7: page 701; volume 8: page [1] at end; volume 9: page [1] at end; volume 10: slip mounted on page [1] at end; volume 11: slip mounted on page [1] at end; volume 12: slip mounted on title page verso; volume 13: slip mounted on title page verso
Each volume has its own index
An index to the personal names in these volumes was 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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