Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Virginia. Land Office. A Guide to the Undated list of preemption warrants that are fully completed from the Virginia Land Office, undated. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 38, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

Accession LOI 38 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.

Historical Information

The act which established the previous Land Office next hit passed the General Assembly on 22 June 1779. The register was the head of the Office and was appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the legislature.

Scope and Content

These records contain a list compiled in the 19th century of approximately 115 preemption warrants giving the name of the warrantee, the number of acres in the warrant, and it number. Grants were issued on the basis of these warrants in the years 1781-1783, 1785, 1786, and 1800.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Virginia. Land Office

Subjects:

• Land grants -- Virginia.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Lists.
• State government records -- Virginia