A Guide to the Executive Journal Indexes of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1832-1981, #21564, 21565, 21566, 22559, 22560, 24938, 25003, 25447, 26519, 27212, 28080, 28832, 29977, 34664, 35185, 35186

A Guide to the Executive Journal Indexes of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1832-1981

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 21564, 21565, 21566, 22559, 22560, 24938, 25003, 25447, 26519, 27212, 28080, 28832, 29977, 34664, 35185, 35186

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Repository

The Library of Virginia

Accession Number

21564, 21565, 21566, 22559, 22560, 24938, 25003, 25447, 26519, 27212, 28080, 28832, 29977, 34664, 35185, 35186

Title

Executive Journal Indexes of the Secretary of the Commonwealth,, 1832-1981

Extent

6.7 cu. ft. (67 volumes)

Creator

Virginia. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Executive Journal Indexes, [cite date and Accession no. used]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

Transferred on 5 May 1939 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth [Acc. 21564 and Acc. 21565]

Transferred on 11 May 1939 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth [Acc. 21566]

Transferred on 8 October 1946 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth [Acc. 22559 and Acc. 22560]

Transferred on an unknown date by the Secretary of the Commonwealth [Acc. 24938, 25003, 25447, 26519, 27212, 28080, 28832, 34664, 35185, 35186]

Transferred on 19 May 1978 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth [Acc. 29977]

Beginning in 1832, the secretary of the commonwealth began keeping an executive journal recording correspondence received by the governor and actions taken by him. This system of record-keeping continued until 1866. Record-keeping for the governors changed in 1866. The secretary of the commonwealth filed records related to official action taken by the governor, such as appointments, resignations, pardon requests, and executive orders.

Scope and Content

The Executive Journal Indexes, 1832-1981, consist of 67 volumes organized chronologically. These volumes provide a chronological listing of the Governor's activities regarding appointments, executive orders and memorandums, commissions, notaries, pardons, proclamations, writs of election, restorations of rights, renditions and requisitions as recorded by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Accession 35185

Box 1
Executive journal indexes, 1832 March 16-1833 March 30
Box 2
Executive journal indexes, 1833 April-1834 March
Box 3
Executive journal indexes, 1834 March 31-1835 September 24
Box 4
Executive journal indexes, 1835 October 2-1837 March 30
Box 5
Executive journal indexes, 1837 March-1838 October
Box 6
Executive journal indexes, 1838 November 2-1840 March 30
Box 7
Executive journal indexes, 1840 March-1842 March
Box 8
Executive journal indexes, 1842 March 31-1845 December
Box 9
Executive journal indexes, 1845 December 22-1847 August
Box 10
Executive journal indexes, 1847 September-1848 December
Box 11
Executive journal indexes, 1849 January-1850 December
Box 12
Executive journal indexes, 1851
Box 13
Executive journal indexes, 1852
Box 14
Executive journal indexes, 1853
Box 15
Executive journal indexes, 1854
Box 16
Executive journal indexes, 1855
Box 17
Executive journal indexes, 1856
Box 18
Executive journal indexes, 1857
Box 19
Executive journal indexes, 1858
Box 20
Executive journal indexes, 1859
Box 21
Executive journal indexes, 1860
Box 22
Executive journal indexes, 1861
Box 23
Executive journal indexes, 1862 January-1863 October
Box 24
Executive journal indexes, 1863 November-1865 April
Box 25
Executive journal indexes, 1864 May 11-1867 December
Box 26
Executive journal indexes, 1868
Box 27
Executive journal indexes, 1870
Box 28
Executive journal indexes, 1871
Box 29
Executive journal indexes, 1872
Box 30
Executive journal indexes, 1873
Box 31
Executive journal indexes, 1874
Box 32
Executive journal indexes, 1875
Box 33
Executive journal indexes, 1876
Box 34
Executive journal indexes, 1877
Box 35
Executive journal indexes, 1878
Box 36
Executive journal indexes, 1879
Box 37
Executive journal indexes, 1880
Box 38
Executive journal indexes, 1881
Box 39
Executive journal indexes, 1882
Box 40
Executive journal indexes, 1883
Box 41
Executive journal indexes, 1884-1885
Box 42
Executive journal indexes, 1886-1888
Box 43
Executive journal indexes, 1889
Box 44
Executive journal indexes, 1890-1893
Box 45
Executive journal indexes, 1894 January-1896 October
Box 46
Executive journal indexes, 1896 November 2-1899 December
Box 47
Executive journal indexes, 1900-1901

Accession 35186

Box 48
Executive journal indexes, 1902 January 2-1906 January 31
Box 49
Executive journal indexes, 1906 February 1-1910 January 31
Box 50
Executive journal indexes, 1910 February-1914 February

Accession 21566

Box 51
Executive journal indexes, 1914-1918

Accession 21564

Box 52
Executive journal indexes, 1918-1922

Accession 21565

Box 53
Executive journal indexes, 1922-1926

Accession 22559

Box 54
Executive journal indexes, 1926 February-1930 January

Accession 22560

Box 55
Executive journal indexes, 1930 January-1934 January

Accession 24938

Box 56
Executive journal indexes, 1934 January-1938 January
Box 57
Executive journal indexes, 1938 January 18-1942 January 20
Box 58
Executive journal indexes, 1942 January 21-1946 January 15

Accession 25003

Box 59
Executive journal indexes, 1946-1950

Accession 25447

Box 60
Executive journal indexes, 1950-1954
Box 61
Executive journal indexes, 1954-1958

Accession 26519

Box 62
Executive journal indexes, 1958-1962

Accession 27212

Box 63
Executive journal indexes, 1962-1966

Accession 28080

Box 64
Executive journal indexes, 1966-1970

Accession 28832

Box 65
Executive journal indexes, 1970-1974

Accession 29977

Box 66
Executive journal indexes, 1974-1978

Accession 34664

Box 67
Executive journal indexes, 1979-1981