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Agency history.

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Library of Virginia

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Virginia. State Librarian.

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Virginia. Land Office. Register.

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The act that established the Land Office in 1779, provided for a Register to be at the head, who would be "appointed from time to time, by joint ballot of both houses of assembly...." It was the responsibility of the Register to carry out the very carefully structured legislation which provided the procedure for obtaining waste and unappropriated lands. So thorough was the system that no major change in Virginia's method of distribution of virgin land was made until the mid-20th cen...

Virginia. Land Office

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After the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the British government issued a proclamation designed to prevent clashes between the settlers and Indians. This proclamation of 1763 forbid settlement west of the Alleghany mountains. From the description of List of complete military warrants under the Proclamation of 1763 from the Virginia Land Office,. (Library of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 318646134 The act which established the Land Office passed the General Assembly...

Virginia. Land Office. Deputy Register

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Virginia. Secretary of the Board of Immigration.

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Virginia. Superintendent of Public Buildings.

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Virginia. Superintendent of Weights and Measures.

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Virginia. Secretary of the Commonwealth

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The Secretary of the Commonwealth was established by the state constitution in 1776. The secretary kept the executive journal, records of elections, and copies of the laws. He also served as the general ex officio secretary to the governor. Today the position has the responsibility to appoint and regulate the notaries public, the registration of lobbyists to the General Assembly, and the service of out-of-state civil processes. From the description of Receipts, 1945-1961. (Unknown). ...

Virginia. Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds.

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