Virginia Law and Legislation
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| − | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | + | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Law_and_Legislation|Law and Legislation]]'' |
To help interpret courthouse records and more clearly understand the relationships of people mentioned in them, the following books are recommended: | To help interpret courthouse records and more clearly understand the relationships of people mentioned in them, the following books are recommended: | ||
| − | Cushing, John D., edition ''Colony Laws of Virginia 1619- 1660''. Two Volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1978. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=450692&disp=Colony+laws+of+Virginia%2C+1619+%2D+1660%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5 P3c].) This was originally published in 1809. | + | *Cushing, John D., edition ''Colony Laws of Virginia 1619- 1660''. Two Volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1978. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=450692&disp=Colony+laws+of+Virginia%2C+1619+%2D+1660%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5 P3c].) This was originally published in 1809. |
| + | *''The First Laws of the State of Virginia''. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, 1982. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=451342&disp=The+First+laws+of+the+State+of+Virginia%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5 P3f].) | ||
| − | + | See also the [[Virginia_Public_Records|Public Records]] section. | |
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=== Online Sources === | === Online Sources === | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 27 October 2010
United States 
Virginia Law and Legislation
To help interpret courthouse records and more clearly understand the relationships of people mentioned in them, the following books are recommended:
- Cushing, John D., edition Colony Laws of Virginia 1619- 1660. Two Volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1978. (Family History Library book 975.5 P3c.) This was originally published in 1809.
- The First Laws of the State of Virginia. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, 1982. (Family History Library book 975.5 P3f.)
See also the Public Records section.
Online Sources
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/statech.htm#va
http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Colonial.html#Law
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