Lodged Surveys from the Virginia Land Office, 1745-1868

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Virginia. Land Office
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Includes surveys lodged in the land office awaiting payment of fees. The name of the person for whom the survey was made, the type and numbre of the warrant on which it was based, the county in which the land was located, the metes and bounds of the land, the date on which the survey was made, and the names of the surveyor and his assistants are given on the survey.

Biographical / historical:

The act which established the previous Land Office passed the General Assembly on 22 June 1779. The register was the head of the Office and was appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the legislature. The office of the Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of 7 February 1867, and his duties were transferred to the register of the Land Office. The records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library, and, by Act of Assembly on 5 March 1952, the duties of the regsiter of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the State Librarian.

Acquisition information:
Accession LOI 48 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.
Physical description:
.7 cu. ft. (2 boxes)