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Barron; A thought; Reminiscences of Patrick Henry; Indian relics. No. 4; Original letters:-From Gen. Washington to Col. Bassett; Strachey's Virginia Britannia again; The vessel of state; Sacred song; Various intelligence:The telescope-Transmarine telegraph-Washington's portraits-Jenny Lind in New York-The late Congress-The convention-List of members of the convention; Miscellany:-Classic etymologies-A thought for the timesImpromptu-The use of poetry; To readers and correspondents. 6031

The Virginia historical register and literary note book. Edited by William Maxwell. v. 4, for the year 1851. Richmond, 1851.

12mo, pp. iv, ii, 240.

Contents: no. 1. The Virginia historical society; The report of the executive committee; Governor Spotswood-with his speeches to the General assembly in 1714, and 1718, the address of the House of burgesses, &c.; A list of the House of burgesses, in 1718; Number of tithables in Virginia, in 1722; The passage over the mountains; Governor Spotswood's family; Copy of a letter from Rev. John Thompson to Lady Spotswood; The praise of a good wife; Colonel Mallory; The civil polity of Virginia; Patrick Henry and John Randolph; Strachey's account_of Pocahontas; Reminiscences of revolutionary and subsequent times; Progress of personal comfort; Notices of new publications; The moon; Various intelligence:-; Miscellany:-. 6032

no. 2. Governor Drysdale's first speech to the General assembly, in 1723, with the address of the House of burgesses, &c.; A list of the House of burgesses, in 1723; Number of tithables in Virginia, in 1723; Governor Drysdale's second speech to the General assembly, in 1726, with the addresses of the Council, and House of burgesses; Address to the King; A list of the House of burgesses, in 1726; Number of tithables in Virginia, in 1726; Colonel William Byrd; The running of the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina, in 1728; Old letters-From Col. Wm. Byrd to Major William Mayo-From Major Wm. Mayo to a gentleman in Barbadoes; The Westover library; James Moore and his family; Reminiscences of revolutionary and subsequent times; An old lady; Social evils; Advice to readers; Lost friends; Various intelligence:-; Miscellany:-. 6033

no. 3. The General assembly in 1736, with the speeches of Mr. Speaker Randolph, and Governor Gooch, and the addresses of the Council, and House of Burgesses, &c.; A list of the House of burgesses in 1736; Norfolk in 1736; Sir John Randolph; The Earl of Orkney; Morton's diary; James Moore and his family; Reminiscences of revolutionary and subsequent times; The late Commodore Barron; A wedding race; The mystic flower; Various intelligence:-; Miscellany:-. 6034

no. 4. Collier and Matthews's invasion of Virginia in 1779; Arnold's incursion, and capture of Richmond, in January, 1781; Philip's and Arnold's incursion, and capture of Petersburg, in April, 1781; Original lettersFrom Baron Steuben, and others, to Col. Josiah Parker, of Isle of Wight; John Lewis; Braddock's sash; Sketches of Staunton and Lexington; A paper of tobacco; De Hass's History of Western Virginia; Kennedy's Swallow Barn; The linden leaf; Various intelligence:-; Miscellany:-; To readers and correspondents. 6035

The Virginia historical register and literary companion. Edited by William Maxwell. v. 5. For the year, 1852. Richmond, 1852.

12mo, pp. iv, ii, 240.

Contents: no. 1. Royal infractions of the chartered limits of Va.; An excursion into the territory afterwards called North Carolina, in 1654; The Shawnee expedition in 1756; John Lewis and his descendants; Burnaby's travels in Virginia, in 1759; A loyal parson; The late Doctor Alexander; A reminiscence of the late Doctor Alexander; Virginians in Georgia; Thoughts on old age; The shadows of the past; Various intelligence:The Virginia historical society-The Coup d'etat-Kossuth-The General assembly-Oil well and oil spring-Wind and current charts; Scrapiana:Pride-Moderation.

6036

no. 2. The expedition against the Shawnee Indians in 1757; Colonel Read's letters; Two letters from Col. Clement Read, of Lunenburg, to Colonel John Buchanan, of Augusta; Melancholy; Burnaby's travels in Virginia, in 1759. (Continued.); A ghost story; Original letter; From Gen. Washington to Geo. Mason, Esq.; The late Commodore Warrington; Old English playwrights; The prejudice against knowledge derived from books; Mr. Washington's discourse; Lossing's pictorial field book of the revolution; Various intelligence:-Gold mines in Virginia-The Medical college-Thomas Moore -The Athenaeum-The writings of Washington-Wine-making at CetteLondon and New York; Miscellany:-The letter H, A riddle-Conformity to the world-Stanzas: "I would not live alway"-Lines to a lady.

6037

no. 3. Braddock's defeat; The accession of William and Mary; Burnaby's travels in Virginia, in 1759; the capture of the redoubts before Yorktown, in 1781; Views of America, in 1782; George Wythe; Lying all over; Mr. Mayer's discourse; Stanzas. By the Hon. St. George Tucker; Various intelligence:-Virginia agricultural statistics-The late Mr. Clay-The day at Old Point-Galt's Psyche The late Sir Grey Skipwith, Bart.; Miscellany: -A charade-The light from within-Good and evil-Enough-A loquacious lady-Advice-Little things-Impromptu-Epigram. 6038

no. 4.

The battle of Point Pleasant-Col. Stuart's account-The original report; Captain Stobo; An old song; Original letters-From General Washington to Col. John Armstrong; The author of Junius's letters; The oyster; A breakfast at the White House; The British bombs at York; Janney's Life of William Penn; Evidences of Christianity;-Ruth to Naomi; Various intelligence:-Industrial resources of Virginia-Death of the Duke of Wellington-The new postage law-The world at rest-Rothermel's picture of Patrick Henry-Sully's portrait of Pocahontas; Miscellany:-The essence of poetry-A popular verse-The praise of darkness-On Sully's portrait of Pocahontas. 6039

The Virginia historical register and literary companion. Edited by William Maxwell. vol. 6, for the year 1853. Richmond, 1853.

12mo, pp. iv, 240.

Contents: no. 1. The battle of the Great Bridge; Captain Cunningham; Smyth's travels in Virginia; The Virginia gazette-Gazetteiana, No. 1; Thomas Randolph; Original letter: from Gen'l. Washington to Governor Harrison; Architecture in Virginia; The old stove again; The late Miss Berry; Memoirs of a Huguenot family; Various intelligence:-The sixth annual meeting of the Virginia historical society-The late Daniel WebsterA curious relic-The air ship-Galt's Psyche again; Miscellany:-Lines on Galt's Psyche The study of nature-An old repartee done into rhyme. 6040 no. 2. The capture of Vincennes; Smyth's travels in Virginia, in 1773, &c.; Gazetteiana, No. 2; Wither's Lines to Captaine Smith; Turkey Island; Old trees; Lossing's pictorial field book of the revolution; Various intelligence: Mineral wealth of Virginia-The new cabinet-The Medical college-Rail Roads in Virginia-The caloric invention-The electric telegraph -The potatoe-Steel pens-Washington treasures at Arlington house-Accounts from Liberia-The state of Europe-The adjournment of the legislature; Miscellany:-The desire of fame-A compliment to a statue-Poetry and religion-Anne and Jane-In vino veritas.

6041

no. 3. Lord Cornwallis's campaign in Virginia, in 1781; Smyth's travels in Virginia, in 1773, &c.; Gazetteiana, No. 3; George Sandys; The good ship Renown, and the rest of the fleet; An old sword; The battle of Bunker's Hill; Various intelligence:-The cherry-Washington's letters-Anecdote of Washington-Diplomatic appointments-Pilgrim's Progress-Sir Francis Drake; Miscellany:-Trust in Providence-Ridicule-Time and oblivion-The Oxford and Cambridge epigrams-Epigram from Martial-Epigram from Boileau-True consolation. 6042

no. 4. Lord Cornwallis's movements and operations in Virginia, in 1781; The Marquis de LaFayette's movements and operations in Virginia, in 1781; A recollection of the American Revolutionary War. By a British Officer; Gazetteiana, No. 4; Edmund Burke and his views of our Anglo-American Colonies; Napier's notices of Lord Bacon and Sir Walter Raleigh; Maury's sailing directions; Forrest's Norfolk and vicinity, &c.; Various intelligence:First steam experiment-Southwestern Virginia-The mineral wealth of Augusta-Atmospheric telegraph-The crystal palace-Asparagus; Miscellany:-The grandeur of death-Making many books-Two old English compliments-Thoughts-Mr. Canning's riddle-Lines suggested by the phrase "The Dead Past;" Conclusion.

6043

Virginia historical society. Circular from T. H. Wynne, secretary, asking for public aid. 6044

Broadside.

-Same. With address of the Society to the people of Virginia. February 19, 1870. 6044a

2 p.

-Circular on the objects and purposes of the Society. July 20, 1881. 6044b -Circular to Virginians and friends of Virginia. September 2, 1878. 6045 Relative to erecting a building.

-Collections. New series, vols. 1-11. Richmond, 1882-1892.

8vo, illustrated.
Contents: v. 1.

6046

The official letters of Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant-
With introduction and notes,

governor of the colony of Virginia, 1710-1722.
by R. A. Brock. v. 1, 1882. xxi, 179 p.

v. 2. Same. v. 2, 1885. vii, 368 p.

V. 3. The official letters of Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant-governor of the colony, 1751-1758. With introduction and notes by R. A. Brock. v. 1, 1883. 8vo. lvii, (1), 528 p. 6047

V. 4. Same. v. 2, 1884. 8vo, xviii, 768 p. Folded map. Portrait. v. 5. Documents, chiefly unpublished, relating to the Huguenot emigration to Virginia and to the settlement at Manakin-town, with an appendix of genealogies, presenting data of the Fontaine, Maury, Dupuy, Trabue, Marye, Chastain, Cocke, and other families. Edited and compiled for the Society by R. A. Brock. Richmond, 1886. 8vo, xx (1), 247 p. Folded sheet. 6048

v. 6. Miscellaneous papers, 1672-1865, now first printed from the manuscripts in the collections of the Virginia Historical Society, comprising charter of the Royal African Company, 1672; Report on the Huguenot settlement, 1700; Papers of George Gilmer, of "Pen Park," 1775-1778; Orderly book of Capt. George Stubblefield, 1776; Career of the ironclad Virginia, 1862; Memorial of Johnson's Island, 1862-1865; Beale's cavalry brigade parole, 1865, edited by R. A. Brock. Richmond, 1887. 8vo, (6), pp. 374. Plate. 6049

v. 7. Abstract of the proceedings of the Virginia Company of London, 1619-1624, prepared from the records of the Library of Congress, by Conway Robinson, and edited with an introduction and notes by R. A. Brock. Richmond, 1888. 8vo.

v. 1. 6050

v. 8. Abstract of the proceedings of the Virginia Company of London, 1619-1624, prepared from the records in the Library of Congress, by Conway Robinson, and edited with an introduction and notes by R. A. Brock. v. 2. Richmond, 1889. 8vo, pp. 300. 6051

v. 9. The history of the Federal Convention of 1788, with some account of the eminent Virginians of that era who were members of the body, by Hugh Blair Grigsby, LL. D., with a biographical sketch of the author and illustrative notes. Edited by R. A. Brock. v. 1. Richmond, Va. Published by the Society, 1890. 8vo, pp. xxvii, 372. 6052

v. 10.

The history of the Virginia Federal Convention of 1788, with some account of the eminent Virginians of that era who were members of the body, by Hugh Blair Grigsby, LL. D., with a biographical sketch of the author and illustrative notes. Edited by R. A. Brock. v. 2. 8vo, pp. 411.

1891.

6053

v. 11. see no. 6054 following.

-Collections of the Virginia Historical Society. New series. v. 11. Proceedings of the Virginia Historical Society at the annual meeting held December 21-22, 1891, with historical papers read on the occasion and others. Richmond, 1892.

xix, 386 p. 8vo.

6054

Contents: Early Revolutionary history of Virginia; The Committee of correspondence and the call for the first congress, by James Mercer Garnett; Historic elements in Virginia education and literary effort, by John Bell Henneman; Notes on recent work in Southern history, by W. P. Trent; Ancient epitaphs and inscriptions in York and James City counties, by J. L. Hall; Washington's first election to the House of burgesses, by R. T. Barton; The old brick church near Smithfield built in 1632, by R. S. Thomas; Richmond's first academy, projected by M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire in 1786, by R. H. Gaines; Facts from the Accomac county records relating to Bacon's rebellion, by Frank P. Brent; Thomas Hansford, first martyr to American liberty, by Annie Tucker Tyler; Journal of Capt. Charles Lewis in Washington's expedition against the French in 1755; Orderly book of Captain Robert Gamble of the second Virginia regiment, August-November, 1779; Memoir of General John Cropper, by Barton Haxall Wise; Orderly book of Major William Heth, 1777; Index.

-A list of the portraits, engravings, &c., in the library of the Virginia historical society. Richmond, Va., House of the society, 1894. 6055 7 p. 231⁄2 cm.

-Organization; officers and members; with a list of its publications. Richmond, 1881.

6056

23 p. 8vo.

-Organization and list of publications of the Society. Richmond, 1894. 6057

-Proceedings at the annual meeting, February 24, 1882, with the address of William Wirt Henry. The settlement at Jamestown, with particular reference to the late attacks upon Capt. John Smith, Pocahontas, and John Rolfe. Richmond, 1882.

63 p. 8vo.

6058

-Publications of the Virginia historical society. New series. no. 1. [Richmond, Virginia historical society, 1874] C1 W318 H15. 6059

1874.

71 p. 28x22cm.

No more published.

Contents: no. 1. Letters of Thomas Nelson, jr., governor of Virginia.

-The Virginia historical reporter, conducted by the executive committee of the Society. v. 1; 2, part 1. Richmond, 1854-1860. 6060

Contents: v. 1. Seventh annual meeting; Address of W. C. Rives; Letter on Greuze's portrait of Franklin; The Virginia convention of 1829-30, by H. B. Grigsby. Richmond, 1854, pp. 116.

v. 1. part 2. Eighth annual meeting; Observations on the history of Virginia, a discourse, December 14, 1854, by R. M. T. Hunter. 1855. pp. 48. 6061

v. 1. part 3. Ninth annual meeting; Report of committee on historical documents; Constitution; Sketches of the political issues and controversies of the Revolution, a discourse by James P. Holcombe. 1856. pp. 63. 6062

v. 2. part 1. Tenth annual meeting; Report on portraits; Eleventh annual meeting; Report on portraits; Twelfth annual meeting; The Virginia colony, or the relation of the English colonial settlements in America to the general history of the world, an address by George F. Holmes; The marriage of Pocahontas; Notes on the date of Pocahontas's marriage, and some other incidents of her life, by Wyndham Robertson. 1860. pp. 87. 6063 Virginia infantry. 2d reg't, 1776-1783. Orderly book of Captain Robert Gamble of the Second Virginia regiment, commanded by Colonel Christian Febiger, August 21-November 16, 1779. F225 V82.

6064

(In Virginia historical society. Collections. Richmond, 1892. new ser. v. 11. p. [219]-272)

Virginia infantry. 3d reg't, 1776-1783. Orderly book of Major William Heth of the Third Virginia regiment, May 15-July 1, 1777. F225 V82. 6065 (In Virginia historical society. Collections. Richmond, 1892. new ser. v. 11. p. [317]-376)

The Virginia journal of education. monthly. Richmond, Va., [1907]-date. F218 21 V8.

Library has v. 1-date, 1907-date.

6066

Virginia law journal. Richmond. monthly.

Library has v. 1, 1877-v. 12, 1888, incomplete.

6067

The Virginia law register. monthly. Charlottesville. F216 11 V8. 6068 Library has v. 1, 1895-96 to v. 19, 1914; v. 8 and 9 incomplete.

The Virginia lyceum. Published by an association of gentlemen. L. R. Streeter, editor. Richmond, P. D. Bernard, printer, 1839.

6069

Library has v. 1, nos. 1-3, April-June, 1839.

Virginia magazine of history and biography. Published quarterly, by the

Virginia Historical Society, for the year ending June 30, 1894. 8vo. pp. xxxii, 484. 00/0

v. 1-Contents: Proceedings of the society for the six months ending July 1, 1893; Diary of Capt. John Davis, of the Pennsylvania line, March 26, 1781, to January 11, 1782; Letters of William Fitzhugh, 1679-1682; Proclamation of Nathaniel Bacon; List of officers, sailors and marines of the Virginia navy in the American Revolution; Speech of Sir William Berkeley and Declaration of the assembly, March, 1651; Abstract of Virginia land patents; Notes and queries; Book reviews; The Illinois regiment and the Northwestern territory; Virginia and the act of navigation; Discourse of the Old Company; Bacon's rebellion; Proceedings of December 14, 1893, with constitution and list of officers and members; Public officers in Virginia, 1680; Virginia troops in French and Indian wars; John Taylor, of Caroline; Free schools and the church in the seventeenth century; Commodore Walter Brooke; Specific taxes, 1780, in Henry County, Va., Necrology; Public officers in Virginia, 1702-1714; Fitzhugh family in England; The mutiny in Virginia, 1635; Declaration of Sir John Harvey touching the mutinous proceedings of the council in Virginia; Proposals for reducing the rebels in Virginia (Bacon's rebellion); Did George Percy denounce Smith's History of Virginia?

Virginia magazine of history and biography. 8vo, pp. (4), ii, 482.

6071

v. 2-Contents: Public officers in Virginia, 1702-1714; Letters of William Fitzhugh; Virginia troops in French and Indian wars; Affairs in Virginia in 1626; The first legislative assembly in Virginia, at Jamestown, 1619, by W. W. Henry; Abstracts of Virginia land patents; The Flournoy family, by Flournoy Rivers; Notes and queries: List of counties and cities of Virginia, by R. S. Thomas; The House of burgesses, 1639; Clerks of Middlesex, 1673-1892, by B. B. Chowning; Total amount of taxable property in Norfolk County for 1784; Frontier forts in Bath County; Instructions to Governor Yeardley, 1618; Causes of discontent in Virginia, 1676; Two wills of the seventeenth century-Richard Kemp (1656), John Laurence (1684); Parishes of Norfolk County; Claiborne genealogy, by A. S. Tatum; Library of Dabney Carr, 1773, with notices of Carr family; Virginia officers and men in the Continental Line; Instructions to Berkeley, 1642; Northampton grievances, 1671; Racing in colonial Virginia; Act to incorporate the Virginia historical and philosophical society, 1834; Letter of John Benger, 1762, in regard to the Brayne estate in England; Will of Thomas Marshall; Extracts from Princess Anne county records, by E. W. James; Instructions to Yeardley, 1626; Indian wars in Augusta County, Va.; Maj. Robert Beverly and his descendants, by W. G. Stanard; Abstracts of Virginia land patents, by W. G. Stanard; The Landon family.

Virginia magazine of history and biography. Published quarterly, for the year ending June, 1896. 8vo, pp. 460, ii, xxviii. 6072

v. 3-Contents: A full account of the proceedings of the society for the year 1895, and the following list of articles copied from the original documents: Letters of William Fitzhugh, continued; Instructions to Berkeley, 1662; Virginia under Governors Harvey and Gooch; Causes of discontent leading to the insurrection of 1676 under Bacon; Will of Benjamin Harrison the elder; Culpeper's report on Virginia in 1683. Defense of Col. Edward Hill; A series of colonial letters written by William Byrd, jr., Thomas Ludwell, Robert Carter, Richard Lee and Sir John Randolph; Decisions of the General court of Virginia, 1626-1628, first instalment; Indictment of Gov. Nicholson by the leading members of his council; Abstracts of Virginia land patents, extending to 1635, with full genealogical notes; A history of Robert Beverly and his descendants, with interesting wills and new matter obtained from England; Genealogies of the Flournoy, Cocke, Carr, Todd and Chappell families; Voluminous historical notes and queries of extraordinary original value, relating to a variety of subjects; Book reviews; Index.

Virginia magazine of history and biography. Published quarterly, for the year ending June, 1897. 8vo, pp. 492, i, xxiii. 6073

v. 4-Contents: A marriage agreement between John Custis and his wife; A perswasive to towns and cohabitation by Rev. Francis Makemie, 1705; Abstracts of Virginia land patents for 1635-6; Army supplies in the Revolution, original letters by Judge Innes; Attacks by the Dutch on Virginia fleet, 1667; Boundary line proceedings for Virginia and No. Carolina, 1710; Charges against Spotswood by House of burgesses, 1719; Council proceedings, 1716-1717; Decisions of Virginia General court, 1626-28; Defense of Col. Edward Hill; Depositions of Revolutionary soldiers from county records; Spotsylvania marriage licenses, 1722-50; Cocke, Flournoy, Trabue, Jones, and Rootes families; List of House of burgesses, 1766 to 1775; Instructions to Governor Francis Nicholson; Letter and proclamation of S. Argall, 1617; Letters of William Fitzhugh; Narrative of Bacon's rebellion; Abstracts of Northampton county records in 17th century; Ordeal

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