Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Commissioner of Maryland-Virginia boundary line records, 1859-1861. APA 272, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred by the Auditor of Public Accounts

Historical Information

On 26 March 1858 the General Assembly passed an act authorizing the governor to appoint a commissioner who, in conjunction with a Maryland commissioner, was to verify the boundary between Virginia and Maryland. On completion of his task the commissioner made a report to the General Assembly. In 1860 the General Assembly passed a resolution which authorizedthe retracing and marking of the Virginia-Maryland boundary line on the Eastern Shore. The governor was authorized to send a commissioner to England to obtain documentary evidence of the boundary lines between Virginia and the states of Maryland, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Scope and Content

This series consists primarily of vouchers for payment, correspondence, and account records.