A Guide to the Receipts for laws of the Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1786-1867 Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Assistant assessor's correspondence 39205

A Guide to the Receipts for laws of the Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1786-1867

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Accession Number 36145


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Accession Number
36145
Title
Receipts for laws of the Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1786-1867
Extent
5.2 cu. ft. (12 boxes)
Creator
Virginia. Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Receipts for laws, 1786-1867. Accession 36145. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

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Biographical Information

The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth has evolved from early colonial times when there existed a Secretary of the Colony. Thomas Nelson held the position of the first Secretary of Virginia in 1776. Early Secretaries were elected by the public. An Act of the General Assembly in 1920 changed the election to a joint vote of the General Assembly. In a 1930 Act the duties of the Secretary were redefined with the Secretary of the Commonwealth serving as the ex officio secretary of the Governor, as custodian of many official State records, and as keeper of the Greater and Lesser Seals of the Commonwealth. The office of the Secretary has gradually acquired other functions, such as: service of out-of-state civil process; appointment and regulation of notaries public; and registration and oversight of lobbyists. The Office became a gubernatorial appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the Assembly. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor for a term of four years. Currently the Secretary of the Commonwealth is responsible for gubernatorial appointments, clemency and restoration of civil rights requests and extraditions. Additional activities include: serving as ex officio Secretary to the Governor; serving as keeper of the seals of the Commonwealth; compiling and publishing the annual Blue Book; commissioning and regulating notary publics, including the publication of a Notary Handbook and conduct of disciplinary hearings; promulgating the lobbying disclosure requirements, registration of lobbyists, and recording of lobbying reports; servicing the civil process of out-of-state defendants and other parties; and authenticating and certifying the records of the courts and of any state agency.

Scope and Content

Receipts, 1786-1867, from court clerks for session acts, codes, statutes at large, etc., distributed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The receipts are arranged by year and grouped together by name of the person who delivered the acts and laws to the clerks. Included are receipts, lists of counties in a district, notebooks containing signed receipts from county clerks, and notebooks on mileage travelled. Also included is some correspondence. Of note are the applications for employment, 1823, sent to the Governor. The applications consist of letters from people wanting to do the job of delivering the laws and letters of recommendation for them.

The following is a list of the districts and the counties included in each district. Often included in the records were lists naming the district and counties for each person delivering the materials. These lists were used to create the district list below, though there might be some discrepancies over the years as districts changed.

District No. 1 included the counties Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nansemond, Norfolk (City and County), Northampton, Nottoway, Prince George, Princess Anne, Southampton, Sussex, and Surry; and Petersburg. District No. 2 included the counties of Berkeley, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Hampshire, Hardy, Hanover, Jefferson, Loudoun, Morgan, Page, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Prince William, Rapphannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren; and Fredericksburg and Winchester. District No. 3 included the counties of Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Lee, Mercer, Patrick, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Pulaksi, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, and Wythe; and Lynchburg and Roanoke. District No. 4 included the counties Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Cabell, Fayette, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Logan, Mason, Monroe, Nelson, and Rockbridge. District No. 5 included the counties of Charles City, Elizabeth City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, Henrico, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Richmond (City and County), Warwick, Westmoreland, and York; and Williamsburg. District No. 6 included the counties of Braxton Brooke, Greene, Harrison, Lewis, Louisa, Madison, Marshall, Monongalia, Orange, Ohio, Preston, Randolph, Rockingham, Tyler, and Wood; and Wheeling. In the 1850-1860s a few new districts appears. District No. 7 included the counties of Alleghany, Braxton, Clay, Greenbrier, Kanawha Jackson, Mason, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster; and Roanoke. District No. 9 included the counties of Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Logan, Mercer, Monroe, Putnam, Raleigh, Wayne, and Wyoming.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Contents List

Box 1 Folder 1
1786, Archibald Blair
Box 1 Folder 2
1800, John Atkinson [Dist. No. 3]
Box 1 Folder 3
1800, Aylite Buckner [Dist. No. 1]
Box 1 Folder 4
1800, Charles Carter [Dist. No. 5]
Box 1 Folder 5
1800, Joseph Childress [Dist. No. 3]
Box 1 Folder 6
1800, John Elliot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 1 Folder 7
1800, John Gunn [Dist. No. 5]
Box 1 Folder 8
1800, James Laughlin
Box 1 Folder 9
1800, John Moore
Box 1 Folder 10
1801, John Atkinson
Box 1 Folder 11
1801, Samuel Coleman
Box 1 Folder 12
1801, John Gunn [Dist. No. 5]
Box 1 Folder 13
1801, Nathaniel Holoman [Dist. No. 1]
Box 1 Folder 14
1801, John McKenny
Box 1 Folder 15
1801, Isaac Taylor
Box 1 Folder 16
1802, John Atkinson [Dist. No. 3]
Box 1 Folder 17
1802, Thomas Eldridge
Box 1 Folder 18
1802, John Gunn [Dist. No. 5]
Box 1 Folder 19
1802, Nathaniel Holoman [Dist. No. 1]
Box 1 Folder 20
1802, Peter Price
Box 2 Folder 1
1803, John Atkinson [Dist. No. 3]
Box 2 Folder 2
1803, Robinson Lord [Dist. No. 2]
Box 2 Folder 3
1803, John Gunn [Dist. No. 5]
Box 2 Folder 4
1803, Nathaniel Holoman [Dist. No. 2]
Box 2 Folder 5
1803, Peter Price
Box 2 Folder 6
1804, Robinson Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 2 Folder 7
1809
Box 2 Folder 8
1810, John Gunn, Robinson Lord, and Bernard Reynolds
Box 2 Folder 9
1813, [Dist. No. 1]
Box 2 Folder 10
1819, Bernard Reynolds [Dist. No. 3]
Box 2 Folder 11
1820, John Jacobs
Box 2 Folder 12
1820, John Quicksall [Dist. No. 3]
Box 3 Folder 1
1820, John H. Pettus [Dist. No. 2]
Box 3 Folder 2
1820, Norborne Ratcliffe [Dist. No. 6]
Box 3 Folder 3
1820, Bernard Reynolds
Box 3 Folder 4
1822, John Ford
Box 3 Folder 5
1822, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 3 Folder 6
1822, John P. Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 3 Folder 7
1823, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 3 Folder 8
1823, Applications for employment
Box 3 Folder 9
1823
Box 3 Folder 10
1824, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 3 Folder 11
1824, John P. Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 3 Folder 12
1824-1825, Tarlton H. Ford [Dist. No. 3]
Box 3 Folder 13
1825, John Ford
Box 4 Folder 1
1825, Tarleton H. Ford [Dist. No. 3]
Box 4 Folder 2
1825, Erastus Gilbert [Dist. No. 1]
Box 4 Folder 3
1826, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 4 Folder 4
1826, Tarlton H. Ford [Dist. No. 3]
Box 4 Folder 5
1826, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 4 Folder 6
1827, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 4 Folder 7
1827, Tarlton H. Ford [Dist. No. 3]
Box 4 Folder 8
1827, James W. Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 4 Folder 9
1827, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 4 Folder 10
1827, Barton Smoot [Mason Co.]
Box 4 Folder 11
1828, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 4 Folder 12
1828, Tarlton H. Ford [Dist. No. 3]
Box 4 Folder 13
1828, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 4 Folder 14
1828, James W. Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 4 Folder 15
1828, Receipt for a map [Henrico Co.]
Box 4 Folder 16
1829, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 4 Folder 17
1829, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 4 Folder 18
1829, Tarlton H. Ford [Dist. No. 3]
Box 4 Folder 19
1829, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 4 Folder 20
1829, James W. Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 4 Folder 21
1829, List of General Assembly members
Box 4 Folder 22
1830, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 4 Folder 23
1830, James W. Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 5 Folder 1
1831, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 5 Folder 2
1831, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 5 Folder 3
1831, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 5 Folder 4
1831, James W. Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 5 Folder 5
1831, Charles S. McCoull [Dist. No. 3]
Box 5 Folder 6
1831, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 5 Folder 7
1832, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 5 Folder 8
1832, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 5 Folder 9
1832, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 5 Folder 10
1832, James W. Lord [Dist. No. 1]
Box 5 Folder 11
1832, Charles S. McCoull [Dist. No. 3]
Box 5 Folder 12
1832, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 5 Folder 13
1833, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 5 Folder 14
1833, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 5 Folder 15
1833, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 5 Folder 16
1833, Charles S. McCoull [Dist. No. 3]
Box 5 Folder 17
1833-1834, James A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 5 Folder 18
1833-1834, Charles S. McCoull [Dist. No. 3]
Box 5 Folder 19
1833, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 5 Folder 20
1834, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 5 Folder 21
1834, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 6 Folder 1
1834, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 6 Folder 2
1834, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 6 Folder 3
1834, Charles S. McCoull [Dist. No. 3]
Box 6 Folder 4
1834, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 6 Folder 5
1835, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 6 Folder 6
1835, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 6 Folder 7
1835, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 6 Folder 8
1835, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 6 Folder 9
1835, Charles S. McCoull [Dist. No. 3]
Box 6 Folder 10
1835, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 6 Folder 11
1836, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 6 Folder 12
1836, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 6 Folder 13
1836, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 6 Folder 14
1836, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 6 Folder 15
1836, Charles S. McCoull [Dist. No. 3]
Box 6 Folder 16
1837, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 6 Folder 17
1837, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 6 Folder 18
1837, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 6 Folder 19
1837, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 6 Folder 20
1837, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 6 Folder 21
1837, Charles S. McCoull [Dist. No. 3]
Box 6 Folder 22
1838, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 6 Folder 23
1838, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 7 Folder 1
1838, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 7 Folder 2
1838, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 7 Folder 3
1838, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 7 Folder 4
1839, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 7 Folder 5
1839, Hudson Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 7 Folder 6
1839, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 7 Folder 7
1839, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 7 Folder 8
1839, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 7 Folder 9
1839, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 7 Folder 10
1840, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 7 Folder 11
1840, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 7 Folder 12
1840, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 7 Folder 13
1840, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 7 Folder 14
1841, Ryland Ford [Dist. No. 4-5]
Box 7 Folder 15
1841, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 7 Folder 16
1841, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 7 Folder 17
1841, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 8 Folder 1
1842, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 8 Folder 2
1842, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 8 Folder 3
1842, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 8 Folder 4
1842, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 8 Folder 5
1842, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 8 Folder 6
1842, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 8 Folder 7
1843, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 8 Folder 8
1843, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 8 Folder 9
1843, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 8 Folder 10
1843, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 8 Folder 11
1843, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 8 Folder 12
1844, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 8 Folder 13
1844, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 8 Folder 14
1844, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 8 Folder 15
1844, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 8 Folder 16
1844, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 8 Folder 17
1844, Barton Smoot [Dist. No. 4]
Box 8 Folder 18
1845, James A. Echo [Dist. No. 1]
Box 8 Folder 19
1845, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 8 Folder 20
1845, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 8 Folder 21
1845, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 9 Folder 1
1845, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 9 Folder 2
1845, Barton Smoot
Box 9 Folder 3
1845, William G. Allen [Dist. No. 4]
Box 9 Folder 4
1846, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 9 Folder 5
1846, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 9 Folder 6
1846, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 9 Folder 7
1846, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 9 Folder 8
1846, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 9 Folder 9
1847, William Allan [Dist. No. 4]
Box 9 Folder 10
1847, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 9 Folder 11
1847, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 9 Folder 12
1847, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 9 Folder 13
1847, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 9 Folder 14
1847, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 9 Folder 15
1848, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 9 Folder 16
1848, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 10 Folder 1
1848, William G. Allan [Dist. No. 4]
Box 10 Folder 2
1848, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 10 Folder 3
1848, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 10 Folder 4
1848, William Hutchison [Dist. No. 6]
Box 10 Folder 5
1849, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 10 Folder 6
1849, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 10 Folder 7
1849, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 10 Folder 8
1849, Thomas Gordon [Dist. No. 3]
Box 10 Folder 9
1849, Brooke Co.
Box 10 Folder 10
1850, William E. Broiler [Dist. No. 4]
Box 10 Folder 11
1850, William Cackley [Dist. No. 4]
Box 10 Folder 12
1850, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 5]
Box 10 Folder 13
1850, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 1]
Box 10 Folder 14
1850, Dist. No. 5
Box 10 Folder 15
1850, Accomack-Buckingham Counties
Box 10 Folder 16
1850, Campbell-Greensville Counties
Box 10 Folder 17
1850, Halifax-Jefferson Counties
Box 10 Folder 18
1850, Kanawha-Morgan Counties
Box 11 Folder 1
1850, Nansemond-Pulaski Counties
Box 11 Folder 2
1850, Raleigh-Sussex Counties
Box 11 Folder 3
1850, Taylor-York Counties
Box 11 Folder 4
1850, Multiple counties
Box 11 Folder 5
1851, John Ford [Dist. No. 2]
Box 11 Folder 6
1851
Box 11 Folder 7
1852, William Cacksley [Dist. No. 7]
Box 11 Folder 8
1859-1863
Box 11 Folder 9
1860, Josiah Blackburn [Dist. No. 7]
Box 11 Folder 10
1860, John A. Eacho [Dist. No. 2]
Box 11 Folder 11
1860, Andrew H. Ford [Dist. No. 4]
Box 11 Folder 12
1860, Henry Ford [Dist. No. 9]
Box 11 Folder 13
1860, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 1]
Box 11 Folder 14
1860, Spotswood Ford [Dist. No. 1]
Box 11 Folder 15
1860, John N. Gordon [Dist. No 3 and 6]
Box 12 Folder 1
1860, J.G. Moss [Dist. No. 5]
Box 12 Folder 2
1861, Josiah Blackburn [Dist. No. 7]
Box 12 Folder 3
1861, Valentine Brown
Box 12 Folder 4
1861, Hudson B. Ford [Dist. No. 1]
Box 12 Folder 5
1861, Spotswood Ford [Dist. No. 3]
Box 12 Folder 6
1861, Daniel M. Gordon
Box 12 Folder 7
1861, John N. Gordon
Box 12 Folder 8
1861, J.D. Moore
Box 12 Folder 9
1861, J.G. Moss
Box 12 Folder 10
1861, John J. Palmer
Box 12 Folder 11
1861, R.L. Wigglesworth [Dist. No. 5]
Box 12 Folder 12
1862, Josiah Blackburn
Box 12 Folder 13
1862, John N. Gordon [Dist. No. 6]
Box 12 Folder 14
1862, John J. Palmer
Box 12 Folder 15
1864, William F. Gordon
Box 12 Folder 16
1866, Andrew Ford
Box 12 Folder 17
1867, S. Ford