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These records contain a volume arranged in columns listing the date a person was paid, the name of the individual, the nature of the service or product, and the amount paid. These services concern only the Executive Mansion and the Capitol. There are also several pages related to appropriations for specific projects, including repairs to state cattle pens, the conservatory at the governor's house, and the state court house, and for building urinals, as well as special appropriations for the library and the governor's mansion. Another section lists sales of the "Summary" in 1876. Two newspaper clippings inviting sealed proposals for furnishing coal for state buildings are pasted into the back cover of the volume.

These records include accounts and receipts for the maintenance of the Land Office, including such items as coal, parchment, printing, salaries, ink, and blank books, covering the period 1792-1795 and 1810-1812. Charles Lewis and Charles Blagrove served as registers of the Land Office during these periods and were involved in the accounts for the office maintenance.

Includes reports documenting the condition, records, and efficiency of the Land Office at various dates between 1747 and 1917. The reports were compiled by different sources, including the deputy auditor, registers, and various committees of the General Assembly.

This record contains a bond given by Willis Green to Charles Lewis for 10,000 pounds upon Green's assuming the duties of deputy register for the Kentucky District. Baker Ewing, Christopher Greenup, Harry Innes, and John Logan acted as securities for the bond. The document was sealed and delivered in the presence of John Reed, and dated 16 March 1792.

These records contain correspondence pertaining to bids and contracts for services and goods for the Capitol, Executive Mansion, and State Library building, as well as the grounds of Capitol Square. The items or services include coal, wood, and ice deliveries, plants and flowers for the grounds, telephone subscriptions, electric current, elevator mats, gas, and bookbinding. There is also an agreement between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the City of Richmond related to renting out city building rooms for state purposes during the rebuilding and enlargement of the Capital building.

These records contain copies of court records, separated from the files with which they belong, sent in to support claims; copies of documents from the Land Office prepared either for internal use or on request and not retrieved; and copies of documents predating the establishment of the Land Office in 1779. Included in the last category are General Court records, 1747-1772; Council records, 1743-1774; and county court orders certiying importation claims, 1750-1779. Total years covered are 1743; 1745; 1747-1748; 1750; 1753-1756; 1758; 1760; 1763-1765; 1770; 1772-1775; 1779; 1783-1787; 1790; 1793; 1795-1796; 1805-1806; 1810; 1817-1818; 1821; 1823-1825; 1827; 1829-1830; 1840; 1847; 1849; 1853-1854; 1860; 1864-1865; 1870-1871; 1875; 1879-1883; 1887; 1913

These records contain copies of deeds recorded in the counties of location and probably submitted to the Land Office in cases involving either land disputes or requests for inclusive grants. Information on the outside cover does not indicate the origin of the copy in the Land Office files. Most of the deeds involve land in the western counties of the commonwealth. The deeds are from the years 1655; 1788; 1792; 1795; 1797; 1799; 1801-1803; 1805-1807; 1809; 1812; 1814; 1817-1820; 1822; 1825; 1827; 1829-1832; 1834-1841; 1843-1844; 1848-1849; 1851; 1853-1854; 1856-1857; 1863; 1865; 1867-1869; 1871; 1874-1875; 1878-1881; 1886; 1888-1892; 1895-1896; 1899-1901.

These records include drafts and copies of letters, most of which concern routine business affairs for which there is no incoming correspondence on file.

These records contain copies of outgoing letters from John W. Richardson, Register of the Land Office, whose position had included the duties of the superintendent of weights and measures since 1867. The records include correspondence related to laws on standardization of weights and measures; maintenance of the grounds of Capitol Square and orders related to Capitol Square; a request to William Redfield, Secretary of Commerce for a copy of a speech; and distribution of information on county and city sealers. A majority of the letters date to 1922.

These records contain exchange warrants Nos. 2107-2114 are described on this list signed by Charles Blagrove. Columns list the individual to whom the exchange warrant was issued, his place of residence, the number of the warrant given in exchange, the acreage, and the description of the warrant exchange which includes to whom it was issued, on what right, the warrant number, the acreage, and the date. Item covers the period from 1810 Feb 1 to 1810 Aug 1.