This manuscript was no. 6 on Jefferson’s list of those sent to Hening in June 1808; it is not on the list of those returned by him in April 1815. It was fully used and collated with other MSS. by Hening, who has drawn attention
in footnotes to the variations of text. Some of the acts in Hening’s work were taken from this MS. and are so noted by him.
These can be recognised readily as Hening has made his annotations in ink and has added his instructions to the compositor.
Referencese to Burk’s history have also been added by him.
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J. 64
M.S. laws of Virginia. 1705. Oct. 25.
1815 Catalogue, page 74. no. 198, MS. Laws of Virginia 1705, Oct. 25-Apr. 2d. Charles City MS. fol.
VIRGINIA.
Laws, 1705. Charles City Manuscript.
Manuscript on 86 leaves, watermarked paper, folio, measuring 14 by 9¾ inches, written on both sides, the pages numbered 7-174,
long lines, ruled in red.
Jefferson, Hening list no. 8.
Hening III, 236-472.
Virginia Historical Magazine XIV, page 265.
Library of Congress
Handbook of Manuscripts, page 505, no. 10.
Rebound in tree calf, a red label on the back lettered in gilt:
Acts /
of /
Vir Ass /. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate. On the first page Jefferson has written:
This M.S. belongs to the Clerk’s office of Charles city. it contains the laws of Virginia from 1705. Sess. 2. C. 2. sect.
2.
[another word torn away.]
In the inner margin at the beginning Jefferson has noted:
1705. c. 2. s. 2.
Jefferson’s description of the manuscript in his letter to George Wythe, January 12, 1796, reads as follows: “
M.S. from the Charles city office, given to me by Debnam as abovementioned [no. 1827]
. it contains from c. 2. to c. 53. of the laws of 1705.”
It was sent to Hening in June 1808, and its return acknowledged by Jefferson in April 1815.
Hening III, 229:
This was the fifth revisal of our laws, since the settlement of the colony . . . This revisal has remained till the present
time, in MS. Three copies are in the possession of the editor; two were furnished by Thomas Jefferson, esq. late president
of the United States, which are incomplete; and a third by William Nelson, esqr . . .
”
For Jefferson’s other copy see the next entry.
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M.S. laws of Virginia 1705. Oct. 25.--1711. Nov. 7.
1815 Catalogue, page 74. no. 199, as above, Rosew. MS. fol.
VIRGINIA.
Acts of Assembly, 1705-1711. The John Page Manuscript.
Manuscript on watermarked paper, 96 leaves, folio measuring 14⅜ by 9¼ inches, written by several hands on both sides, long
lines.
Jefferson, Hening list no. 7.
Hening III, 242-535; IV, 9-28.
Virginia Historical Magazine XIV, 265.
Library of Congress
Handbook of Manuscripts, page 505, no. 10.
Rebound in tree calf, the red label on the back lettered:
Vir /
Records. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate. The first part of the manuscript, containing the laws of October 23, 1705,
is imperfect at the beginning, lacking 2 leaves; the pages numbered in the lower margin, 5-134. The MS. begins in the middle
of section VIII, chapter II, and ends at chapter LVII. At the end is written:
A True Copy Examined with the Laws in the Secretaries office by me Mich
l Archer
The second part, written by a different hand on 23 leaves, the pages numbered in the upper margin, 1-46. This part contains
the acts of October 25, 1710, unnumbered, preceded by one leaf with a list, and in a different order from the printed acts
as follows:
| chapter |
Hening III, pages |
chapter |
Hening III, pages |
| 13 |
516-534 |
4 |
489-490 |
| 11 |
503-515 |
12 |
515-516 |
| 5 |
490-495 |
3 |
486-489 |
| 10 |
501-503 |
1 |
482 |
| 7 |
495 (title only) |
2 |
482-486 |
| 8 |
496-498 |
16 |
536-537 |
| 9 |
498-501 |
17 |
537-539 |
| 14 |
534-535 |
15 |
535-536 |
| 6 |
495-496 |
Chapter 1 (page 482) is not printed by Hening, who
