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The Virginia Company of London governed colonial matters until 1624. Correspondence, business journals, and miscellaneous records of the company are in: | The Virginia Company of London governed colonial matters until 1624. Correspondence, business journals, and miscellaneous records of the company are in: | ||
*Kingsbury, Susan Myra, ed. ''The Records of the Virginia Company of London''. Four Volumes. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1906-1935. ( | *Kingsbury, Susan Myra, ed. ''The Records of the Virginia Company of London''. Four Volumes. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1906-1935. (FS Library book {{FSC|78236|title-id|disp=975.5 U3k}}; on three Family History Library films beginning with {{FSC|78236|title-id|disp=962288}}.) Free digital versions at Internet Archive: [http://www.archive.org/details/recordsofvirgini01virg Vol. 1]; [http://www.archive.org/details/recordsofvirgini02virg Vol. 2]; [http://www.archive.org/details/recordsofvirgini03virg Vol. 3]; [http://www.archive.org/details/recordsofvirgini04virg Vol. 4]; Introduction to volumes: [http://www.archive.org/details/anintroductiont00conggoog Introduction]. | ||
=== Records of the Council and General Court to 1791 === | === Records of the Council and General Court to 1791 === | ||
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Many probate cases, court cases, and other matters were appealed to the general court or the council. The council served as both a legislative body and a court of appeals. The following records of these organizations are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under VIRGINIA - PUBLIC RECORDS. | Many probate cases, court cases, and other matters were appealed to the general court or the council. The council served as both a legislative body and a court of appeals. The following records of these organizations are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search under VIRGINIA - PUBLIC RECORDS. | ||
*McIlwaine, H. R. ''Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia''. Second Edition. Richmond, Virginia State Library, 1979. ( | *McIlwaine, H. R. ''Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia''. Second Edition. Richmond, Virginia State Library, 1979. (FS Library book {{FSC|478593|title-id|disp=975.5 N2m 1979}}.) This has records from 1622 to 1632 and 1670 to 1676. May give a person's age, relatives, birthplace, occupation, or marriages. | ||
*''Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia''. Six Volumes. Richmond, Virginia State Library, 1966-1978. ( | *''Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia''. Six Volumes. Richmond, Virginia State Library, 1966-1978. (FS Library book {{FSC|975.5 N2v|disp=975.5 N2v}}; Volume 1 on film {{FSC|76543|title-id|disp=599302 item 2.)}} This includes records from 1680 to 1775 about licenses, occupations, fines, military and civil service, petitioners, and court cases. | ||
*''Journals of the Council of the State of Virginia''. Five Volumes. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1931-1982. (Family History Library {{FSC|975.5 N2vc|disp=book 975.5 N2vc; fiche 6046994}}.) This has records from 1776 to 1791 including the records of the Committee of Safety, which handled many of Virginia's affairs during the Revolutionary War. The records may contain information about people's military and civil service, shipping, and court cases. | *''Journals of the Council of the State of Virginia''. Five Volumes. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1931-1982. (Family History Library {{FSC|975.5 N2vc|disp=book 975.5 N2vc; fiche 6046994}}.) This has records from 1776 to 1791 including the records of the Committee of Safety, which handled many of Virginia's affairs during the Revolutionary War. The records may contain information about people's military and civil service, shipping, and court cases. | ||
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