ACTS PASSED AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CAPITOL IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND . 5 YEARS BOUND TOGETHER 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828
1825ref. 298101Richmond: Thomas Ritchie 1825. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Five years of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia bound together comprising those acts from 1824 through 1828. There was much legislative activity at this period regarding transportation canals turnpike companies and the like. And of course mundane day to day business. ~~Of note is the special act in 1826 allowing for “That Burwell Joe Fosset John Hemmings Madison and Eston Hemmings persons of colour emancipated by the last will and testament of Thomas Jefferson deceased shall be and they are hereby permitted to remain as free persons within this Commonwealth.” though they could be sold again into slavery if they committed a felony and didn’t leave the Commonwealth. ~~Taken together a remarkable picture of life in Virginia in the still early days of the Republic. Very Good binding. Thomas Ritchie unknown
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