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VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY -	ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS

Potomac.

General records, 1670-1806. Northern Neck Land Office

Accession No	LOI 104

Author	Northern Neck Land Office.

Title	General records, 1670-1806.

Record Ser.	State government records collection; LOI 104.

Quantity	3 in.

Background	The Northern Neck Land Office controlled 5,282,000 acres in land grants located between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, which were given to seven loyal supporters of King Charles II. Agents of the Northern Neck Proprietary issued the first land grant in 1690.

Background	To obtain land in the Northern Neck persons purchased warrants which specified the exact location of the land desired. A warrant was taken to a surveyor, and the land desired was surveyed. The plat and any accompanying papers were returned to the proprietor's office from which, if no discrepancy existed and no conflicting claim was presented, a grant was issued. The survey was filed and the grant recorded before delivery. Unlike the colonial Land Office, the Northern Neck Land Office did not annually destroy plats.

Background	The Proprietary operated until the death of Lord Fairfax in 1781. For the next thirty years, however, the ownership was in dispute. Fairfax family interest was terminated in 1808 when the last surviving heir sold his title to his remaining manor to a syndicate.

Summary	These records include correspondence, depositions, bills of sale, lists, and surveys of unknown disposition.

Order	Alphabetical by name.

Virginia. General Assembly.

Enrolled bills, <1776-1995> [ongoing].

Accession No	35528

Author	Virginia. General Assembly.

Title	Enrolled bills, <1776-1995> [ongoing].

Record Ser.	State government records collection.

Summary	This series is composed of Acts of the General Assembly and Joint Resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution of Virginia. These acts are commonly referred to as enrolled bills. They are signed by the presiding officer of the House of Delegates and the presiding officer of the Senate. Starting in 1870 the enrolled bills are also signed by the Governor.

Virginia. General Assembly. contd.

Legislative petitions, 1774-1865.

Author	Virginia. General Assembly.

Title	Legislative petitions, 1774-1865.

Record Ser.	State government records collection.

Summary	Petitions were made to the Virginia General Assembly for legislative action beginning in 1776 and continuing through the mid 1860's, and were made by both groups and individuals, addressing a wide variety of issues. These petitions can provide valuable information about state, county and family history not found elsewhere and may include information on local improvements, religious issues, military service, estate issues, divorces and other topics.

Official Virginia Records, 1765-1900

Accession No	Miscellaneous Reel 568-571

Author	Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914.

Title	Collection: Official Virginia records, 1765-1900.

Record Ser.	Personal papers collection; 29711.

Restrictions	Photocoping is not allowed.

Quantity	4 reels.

Format	Microfilm.

Background	Author, collector.

Summary	This accession consists of a large quantity of Virginia public records that are now found in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California. There is substantial information on the Revolutionary War, Land Office, and Immigration. French and Indian war bounty warrants on also found in the collection.

Order	Organized into series: I. Boards of Trade and War; II. Treasury; III . War Office; IV. Petitions to General Assembly; V. Senate Documents; VI. Land Office; VII. Board of Immigration; VIII. Superintendent of Public Buildings.

Finding Aid	Inventory available in repository series level control.

Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.

Correspondence, 1774-1920.

Accession No	36912

Author	Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.

Title	Correspondence, 1774-1920.

Other Title	OTHER TITLE Executive communications

Record Ser.	State government records collection.

Summary	These records consist of the correspondence of the Speaker's Office from 1774 to ca. 1920. Included are letters from Governors. Also included is correspondence from the counties concerning losses sustained from the British from May 23, 1783.

Journals of the House of Delegates, <1776-1970> [ongoing]

Accession No	25523

Author	Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.

Title	Journals of the House of Delegates, <1776-1970> [ongoing].

Record Ser.	State government records collection.

Format	Journals for 1777-1781 available on microfilm (Miscellaneous reels 82-84).

Format	Journal for 1803-1804 available on microfilm (Miscellaneous reel 3).

Other Format	Published as Journals of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia).

Summary	These bound journals are the proceedings of the House of Delegates kept by the Clerk of the House. The journals contain House procedures and legislative business conducted each day, calendars of bills and resolutions referred, and notices, roll calls, Senate communications, and other communications to the House.

Summary	The library has volumes for 1776-1814 and 1910-1970.

Minute books, <1776-1973> [ongoing].

Accession No	28470

Author	Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.

Title	Minute books, <1776-1973> [ongoing].

Record Ser.	State government records collection.

Summary	These minute books document the daily recording of House of Delegates proceedings and order of business, bills and resolutions introduced or acted upon, and additional summaries of legislative action. The library has 1776-1860 and 1900-1973

Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates. contd.

Original bills, resolutions and joint resolutions, and related attachments, <1776-1997> [ongoing].

Author	Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.

Title	Original bills, resolutions and joint resolutions, and related attachments, <1776-1997> [ongoing].

Record Ser.	State government records collection.

Summary	This series includes original bills introduced by members of the House of Delegates; bills passed by the Senate and communicated to the House for action; original bills continued from previous sessions; and engrossed bills. This series also includes resolutions proposed by the House of Delegates and joint resolutions acted on by both houses of the General Assembly. The records show: title and date of the bill, resolution or joint resolution; number; committee to which it was referred; chief patron with signature; additional patrons; and the text. Related attachments may include a copy of the roll call vote; a manuscript copy of amendments; a copy of the committee vote; and, in later accessions, a computer printout summarizing the status of the bill through the session. May also include reports, petitions, amendments, communications, nominations, oaths and duplicate bills. Original bills are also known as rough bills or bill shucks.

Finding Aid	Inventory available in repository.

Virginia. General Assembly. Joint Committee on the Boundary Line Between Maryland and Virginia in the Potomac River. (1892)

Accession No	21776

Author	Virginia. General Assembly. Joint Committee on the Boundary Line Between Maryland and Virginia in the Potomac River.

Title	Proceedings of the meeting of the Joint Committee on the Boundary Line Between Maryland and Virginia in the Potomac River, 1892.

Record Ser.	State government records collection.

Location	Accession 21776 (1892, 1 v.)

Quantity	1 v. (308 p.)

Background	A joint resolution adopted 26 February 1892 authorized a joint committee of the General Assembly of Virginia to confer with a like committee of the General Assembly of Maryland to consider the taking of oysters, fish, and crabs in the waters of the Potomac River and Pocomoke Sound and concurrent legislation on the said subject. Although there was much nonagreement, several recommendations were endorsed by both joint committees. For the report, see Journal of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1893/94, pp. 381-382.

Summary	These proceedings (July 15, 16, 18, 19 and December 7, 8, 21, 1892) are a typed transcript from a conference of the joint committees of Virginia and Maryland concerning the Potomac River and Pocomoke Sound.

Virginia. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the Senate, <1791-1974>

Accession No	29185

Author	Virginia. General Assembly. Senate.

Title	Journals of the Senate, <1791-1974> [ongoing] 1914-1974 (bulk).

Record Ser.	State government records collection

Other Format	Journals for 1791-1798 and 1802 also available on microfilm (Miscellaneous reel 21).

Other Format	Published as the Journal of the Senate of Virginia (Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia).

Summary	These bound journals are the proceedings of the Senate of Virginia kept by the Clerk of the Senate. The journals contain Senate procedures and legislative business conducted each day, calendars of bills and resolutions referred, and notices, roll calls, House communications, and communications to the Senate from the State Board of Elections, the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Governor.

Summary	The library has journals for sessions from 1791-1798, 1802, and 1914-1974. The journals from 1914-1974 are typescript and oversize, while the earlier journals are manuscript.

Minute books, <1777-1974> [ongoing].

Accession No	29185

Author	Virginia. General Assembly. Senate.

Title	Minute books, <1777-1974> [ongoing].

Record Ser.	State government records collection.

Background	The minute book entries through 1976 were recorded by the Deputy Clerk in volumes. In 1977 the Division of Legislative Automated Systems began producing the Senate minutes in the form of a computer printout, which is approved by the Deputy Clerk.

Summary	These minute books document the daily recording of Senate proceedings and order of business; bills, resolutions and joing resolutions introduced or acted upon; and additional summaries of legislative action. The library has 1777-1781, 1820-1824, 1838-1855, and 1918-1974.

Finding Aid	Inventory available in repository.