J. 76
Randolph’s abr. of the public laws in force in 1796.
4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 78. no. 26, as above, p 4to.
[RANDOLPH,
Edmund.]
Abridgment of the Public Permanent Laws of Virginia. The Repealing Clauses in the several Laws which have them, are reducible
to a few Forms, And are alike in General. To prevent the swelling of the Book unnecessarily, and yet to give at the same time
the operative words of every Law, reference is made at the close of every Law to the Form of Repeal as it is set forth verbatim
in the Appendix. Every Act passed on or after October 12, 1792, is to be understood to contain the following Clause of Commencement:
“This Act shall commence in Force, from and after the Passing thereof;” unless its Commencement shall be particularly expressed
to be on a different Day, or in a different Form. Those Acts which passed before the 19th of October, 1792, and commence their
operation on a different day from the day of their passing, will be specified. The date prefixed to each Law is the Day on
which it passed.
Richmond: Printed by
Augustine Davis,
m,dcc,xcvi
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4to. 194 leaves in fours in a 24 letter alphabet.
Sabin 100405.
Evans 31497.
Swem 7853.
Rebound in cowhide. Initialled at sig. I and T by Jefferson who has written on the title-page
by Edmund Randolph.
The typography and paper of this volume were considered by Jefferson to be unworthy of the history of Tom Thumb. See the next
entry.
This book was in Jefferson’s possession in 1800. On April 15 of that year, a letter from George Jefferson, from Richmond,
stated: “I sent you yesterday by
a M
r. Monroe, Randolph’s abridgment of the Virginia laws; I would have look’d out for an earlier opportunity but this Gentleman
has had it in possession for about 3 weeks, and has been going from day to day ever since . . .”
Edmund Randolph, 1753-1813, the grandson of Sir John Randolph, succeeded Jefferson as Secretary of State, and was at different times Attorney
General and Governor of Virginia. Jefferson’s note on the title-page is the authority for attributing this book to Randolph,
and is cited by Sabin. George Jefferson’s note quoted above would tend to prove that the authorship was known at that time.
[1867]
J. 77
Collection of the acts of Gen. assembly in force 1803.
Pleasants.
8
vo.
2. vols.
1815 Catalogue, page 75. no. 27, Collection of the Acts of the Gen. Assembly in force in 1803, and supplement to 1812, 3 v
8vo, Pleasants.
VIRGINIA.
A Collection of all such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a public and permanent nature, as are now in force;
with a new and complete Index. To which are prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or form of Government. Published
pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly, passed on the Twenty-sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and two.
Richmond: Printed by
Samuel Pleasants, Jun. and
Henry Pace,
m, dccc, iii
. [1803]
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