Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Council of State. Correspondence and receipts relevant to seals, 1831-1832. Accession 39266, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Transferred on an unknown date.

Biographical Information

The Council of State was established by the constitution adopted on June 29, 1776, to assist the governor in the administration of the government. It had its origin in the earlier Council of colonial Virginia, but was a more powerful check on the authority of the governor. The council members were elected by the General Assembly rather than appointed by the governor as had been the case with the colonial Council. By the middle of the nineteenth century, however, the need for a stronger chief executive had become evident. The new constitution adopted in 1851 made no provision for an advisory council, and on January 15, 1852, the Council of state adjourned for the last time.

Scope and Content

Correspondence, 1831-1832, from localities acknowledging the delivery and receipt of seals for the Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by county name.