70
Collection of acts & ordinances. by the Chancellors.
1783.
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 75. no. 205, as above.
This volume is no longer in the Library of Congress. It was a duplicate of no. 1861, q.v.
J. 71
A collection of all the printed laws of Virginia in
8. vol
(
~s
)
folio. viz.
vol. 1. Pervis’s collection . . 1661/2 Mar. 23--1682. Nov. 10.
2. the Revisal of 1733. . 1661/2 Mar. 23--1732. May 18.
3. the Revisal of 1748. . 1661/2 Mar. 23--1748. Oct. 27.
4. the Revisal of 1768. . 1661/2 Mar. 23.--1768. Mar. 31.
5. the Fugitive sheets of printed laws. 1734.--1772.
6. Fugitive sheets of printed laws. 1775.--1783.
7. the Revisal of 1783 (the Chancellors).
8. the Revisal of 1794.
1815 Catalogue, page 73. no. 208:
A collection of all the printed Laws of Virginia in 8 v. fol, to wit--
| Vol. I. |
Pervis’s Collection, 1662-1682 |
| II. |
The Revisal of 1733, 1662-1732 |
| III. |
The Revisal of 1748, 1662-1748 |
| IV. |
The Revisal of 1768, 1662-1768 |
| V. |
The Fugitive sheets of printed Laws, 1734-1772 |
| VI. |
Fugitive sheets of printed Laws, 1775-1783 |
| VII. |
The Chancellor’s Revisal of 1783 |
| VIII. |
The Revisal of 1794 |
Bound for Jefferson in 8 volumes, calf, labels on the back in alternate red and green leather, lettered in gold with the title,
volume number in the series, and the words
Monticello Library, probably by Brand in 1799. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate in each extant volume. [See illustration.] <Plate opp.: spines of vols, I, III, IV, VII, VIII--“
Bindings with Monticello Library labels.”>
Jefferson mentioned his intention of having this set bound when George Wythe first wrote to him, on March 26, 1795, on the possibility of copies being made of the acts of general assembly to be found in the collection
of the former only.
Jefferson answered this letter on April 18: “
. . . My collection of acts of assembly are in a very chaotic state, insomuch that I have not had the courage to attempt to
arrange them since my return home. as soon as this is done, I shall send the printed acts to be bound in Richmond after which
it will be more easy to consult them, & probably I may be able to engage some young man in Charlottesville to copy acts for
those who need them for hire. I have no body living with me who
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