Secretary of the Commonwealth, Lists of state, county and local officials, 1776-1852

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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Lists of state, county and local officials, 1776-1852. Accession 36324, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
3.6 cu. ft. (9 boxes)
Creator:
Virginia. Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Lists of state, county and local officials, 1776-1852. Accession 36324, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

These records are organized alphabetically by locality. One set of lists contain names of state officers in office on 1 January 1787. Entries for these officials include: Governor, Senators, members of the House of Delegates, Inspectors of Tobacco, Naval officers and Notary Publics.

The second and larger set of lists are also organized alphabetically by locality. They record county officials serving from 1776-1852. Entries for these officials include: Justices, Clerks, Surveyors, Escheators, Coroners etc.

This collection includes a set of copies of dated letters written from Governor Benjamin Harrison to the Speaker of the House of Delegates. These have been copied from the Executive Letter Books.

Contains copies of letters from Governor Benjamin Harrison to Speaker of the House of Delegates. These are on microfilm in Executive Letter Books, Reel 3.

Organized into the following divisions: officers of the state at large, officers of particular districts, and officers of counties. Entries include: Governor, Senators, members of the House of Delegates, Inspectors of Tobacco, Naval officers, Notary Publics, etc.

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