Commonwealth of Virginia Tax Act Amendment broadside, 1817

Access and use

Location of collection:
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred citation:

Commonwealth of Virginia Tax Act Amendment Broadside (WLU Coll. 0497), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Commonwealth of Virginia Tax Act Amendment Broadside (WLU Coll. 0497), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a broadside printed by Virginia printer Thomas Ritchie in 1817 describing a Virginia Assembly act passed on February 20, 1817 which established a means of financing a newly established "Literary Fund" that was created to raise money for public education within the Commonwealth.

Acquisition information:
Purchase
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Broadsides
Names:
Ritchie, Thomas