Commonplace books, 1769-1795.

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Commonplace books, 1769-1795.

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All volumes include information concerning William Cabell's service in the Virginia House of Burgesses, House of Delegates, and Senate; and as surveyor and justice of the peace in Amherst County, Va.; as well as agricultural operations in Amherst County, slave lists, and accounts (in particular newspaper subscriptions). In addition to the above, volume 2, 1770-1771, discusses the education of his sons; volume 5, 1774-1776, concerns Cabell's service in the Virginia conventions of 1774, 1775, and 1776 and on the Virginia Committee of Safety, and social and political conditions in Amherst County; volume 6, 1776-1777, concerns agricultural operations at Union Hill plantation in Amherst (now Nelson) County, Va., the Albemarle Iron Works in Albemarle County, Va., and salt; volume 8, 1779-1782, concerns Hampden- Sydney Academy (now Hampden-Sydney College), and agreements with overseers; and volume 9, 1783-1795, includes executions, 1751-1755, kept by Cabell as deputy sheriff in Albemarle County, Va.

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Cabell, William, 1730-1798.

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Surveyor and justice of the peace for Amherst County, Va., and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the Virginia House of Delegates, and the Virginia Senate. From the description of Commonplace books, 1769-1795. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30383475 ...

Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses

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Virginia. Committee of Safety.

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Virginia. General Assembly. Senate

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Hampden-Sydney Academy

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Albemarle Iron Works (Albemarle County, Va.)

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Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates

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In the General Assembly, members of the House of Delegates and the Senate vote on legislation entered during the legislative session. Legislative bills can originate either in the House of Delegates or in the Senate, with both chambers having the ability to establish study committees, each serves as a check upon the other to ensure a thorough debate on the merits of each bill. Currently the House of Delegates, together with the Senate, meets as the General Assembly in annual sessions, alternativ...