Letters sent from the Virginia Land Office, 1795-1924.

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Letters sent from the Virginia Land Office, 1795-1924.

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These records include drafts and copies of letters, most of which concern routine business affairs for which there is no incoming correspondence on file. Included among these drafts are several important procedural statements. In November 1795, the register William Price directd two letters to the House of Delegates explaining certain irregularities in procedure and seeking relief therefrom. Also included are drafts of several depositions which Price gave in land disputes tried before county courts. A draft of a report for the governor contains a policy statement and is dated May 14, 1807. The register annually reported to the auditor those grants which had been issued within the preceding calendar year. Copies of those reports for the years 1906, 1908-1916, and 1919-1923, as well as slips noting that the reports for 1917 and 1918 had been sent to the auditor are in this file. The period covered for this material 1795-1796; 1801; 1803; 1805; 1807; 1812; 1832; 1847-1848; 1851; 1880; 1922-1924, n.d.

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