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General correspondence, 1865. This series includes routine correspondence addressed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as well as correspondence addressed to Governor Pierpont and referred to the Secretary. Also includes some outgoing correspondence of Governor Pierpont. Much of the routine correspondence is in relation to appointments, resignations, pardons, elections, and state publications. Some noteworthy correspondence in this series includes: letter from Gov. Pierpont to the General Assembly re: irregularities in the conduct of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum (Jan. 10, 1865); appointment and oath of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Apr. 1, 1865); inventory of the Executive Mansion (June 2, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the Board of Visitors of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in Staunton, Va. re: treatment of pupils by the Superintendent (June 7, 1865); letter to Gov. 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Oaths of allegiance, 1870; VII.\n Articles of agreement and bonds, 1870-1871; VIII. Receipts for\n state publications, 1871; IX. Miscellaneous records,\n 1865-1872.","The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth has evolved\n from early colonial times when there existed a Secretary of\n the Colony. Thomas Nelson held the position of the first\n Secretary of Virginia in 1776. Early Secretaries were elected\n by the public. An Act of the General Assembly in 1920 changed\n the election to a joint vote of the General Assembly. In a\n 1930 Act the duties of the Secretary were redefined with the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth serving as the ex officio\n secretary of the Governor, as custodian of many official State\n records, and as keeper of the Greater and Lesser Seals of the\n Commonwealth. The office of the Secretary has gradually\n acquired other functions, such as: service of out-of-state\n civil process; appointment and regulation of notaries public;\n and registration and oversight of lobbyists. The Office became\n a gubernational appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the\n Assembly. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is under the\n jurisdiction of the Governor's Office.","The Secretary is appointed by the Governor for a term of\n four years. The Secretary has an Executive assistant and an\n Assistant who is in charge of prison mail and research duties.\n The Chief Clerk is responsible for the Governor's Journal and\n extraditions and acts as general office manager. Major\n activities are: serving as ex officio Secretary to the\n Governor; serving as the keeper of the seals of the\n Commonwealth; compiling and publishing the annual Blue Book;\n commissioning and regulating notary publics, including the\n publication of a Notary Handbook and conduct of disciplinary\n hearings; promulgating the lobbying disclosure requirements,\n registration of lobbyst, and recording of lobbying reports;\n servicing the civil process of out-of-state defendants and\n other parties; and authenticating and certifying the records\n of the courts and of any state agency.","I. General correspondence, 1865. This series includes\n routine correspondence addressed to the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth, as well as correspondence addressed to Governor\n Pierpont and referred to the Secretary. Also includes some\n outgoing correspondence of Governor Pierpont. Much of the\n routine correspondence is in relation to appointments,\n resignations, pardons, elections, and state publications. Some\n noteworthy correspondence in this series includes: letter from\n Gov. Pierpont to the General Assembly re: irregularities in\n the conduct of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Lunatic\n Asylum (Jan. 10, 1865); appointment and oath of the Secretary\n of the Commonwealth (Apr. 1, 1865); inventory of the Executive\n Mansion (June 2, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the Board\n of Visitors of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in\n Staunton, Va. re: treatment of pupils by the Superintendent\n (June 7, 1865); letter to Gov. Pierpont from the\n Superintendent of the State Penitentiary (Aug. 9, 1865);\n letter from Gov. 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The Secretary has an Executive assistant and an\n Assistant who is in charge of prison mail and research duties.\n The Chief Clerk is responsible for the Governor's Journal and\n extraditions and acts as general office manager. Major\n activities are: serving as ex officio Secretary to the\n Governor; serving as the keeper of the seals of the\n Commonwealth; compiling and publishing the annual Blue Book;\n commissioning and regulating notary publics, including the\n publication of a Notary Handbook and conduct of disciplinary\n hearings; promulgating the lobbying disclosure requirements,\n registration of lobbyst, and recording of lobbying reports;\n servicing the civil process of out-of-state defendants and\n other parties; and authenticating and certifying the records\n of the courts and of any state agency."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia Secretary of the Commonwealth, Records,\n 1865-1872. 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Pierpont to the General Assembly re: irregularities in\n the conduct of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Lunatic\n Asylum (Jan. 10, 1865); appointment and oath of the Secretary\n of the Commonwealth (Apr. 1, 1865); inventory of the Executive\n Mansion (June 2, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the Board\n of Visitors of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in\n Staunton, Va. re: treatment of pupils by the Superintendent\n (June 7, 1865); letter to Gov. Pierpont from the\n Superintendent of the State Penitentiary (Aug. 9, 1865);\n letter from Gov. Pierpont re: revocation of authorization to\n pilots (Sept. 10, 1865); circular from the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth to county justices regarding indigent white\n persons in their districts (Sept. 12, 1865) - reponses from\n justices occur over the next several months; special report of\n the Superintendent of the Western Asylum (Oct. 17, 1865); copy\n of the charter of the Southern Union Telegraph Co. (Nov. 9,\n 1865); letter from U.S. Secretary of the Interior William\n Seward re: ratification of amendment against slavery (Nov. 18,\n 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the House of Delegates re:\n death of Littleton W. Tazewell (Dec. 5, 1865); letter from\n Gov. Pierpont to the General Assembly re: Day of Thanksgiving\n (Dec. 6, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the General\n Assembly re: State Penitentiary guards (Dec. 13, 1865); letter\n from Gov. Pierpont to Maj. Gen. Terry re: protection of white\n citizens in southern and eastern Virginia (December 11, 1865);\n letter from Gov. Pierpont to Hon. Hugh McCullough, U.S.\n Secretary of the Treasury re: collection of taxes in Virginia\n (Dec. 20, 1865).\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eII. Qualifications, 1865. This series includes\n qualification documentation for various positions, including\n judges, commissioners of deeds, inspectors, Sheriff for the\n City of Richmond, Penitentiary Storekeeper, Harbor Master for\n the Port of Richmond, Commissioner of Wrecks for Northampton\n Co., and Inspector of the Public Guard.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIII. Proclamations, 1865. Includes three proclamations by\n Gov. Pierpont: 1865 Sept. 1 re: shall the General Assembly be\n given power to alter or amend the third article of the\n Consitution of Virginia; 1865 Nov. 3 re: authorizing the\n Circuit Court of the City of Richmond to be held in the\n Capitol; 1865 Dec. 17 re: location of the Wise Co.\n Courthouse.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIV. Notary Public applications, recommendations and\n qualifications, 1865.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eV. General correspondence, 1866-1872. 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These\n records include: Governor's message to the General Assembly\n (printed) (June 19, 1865); Demands from Governors of other\n states for fugitives from justice (1865); and Blank forms from\n other states, c. 1865-1872.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["I. General correspondence, 1865. This series includes\n routine correspondence addressed to the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth, as well as correspondence addressed to Governor\n Pierpont and referred to the Secretary. Also includes some\n outgoing correspondence of Governor Pierpont. Much of the\n routine correspondence is in relation to appointments,\n resignations, pardons, elections, and state publications. Some\n noteworthy correspondence in this series includes: letter from\n Gov. Pierpont to the General Assembly re: irregularities in\n the conduct of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Lunatic\n Asylum (Jan. 10, 1865); appointment and oath of the Secretary\n of the Commonwealth (Apr. 1, 1865); inventory of the Executive\n Mansion (June 2, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the Board\n of Visitors of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in\n Staunton, Va. re: treatment of pupils by the Superintendent\n (June 7, 1865); letter to Gov. Pierpont from the\n Superintendent of the State Penitentiary (Aug. 9, 1865);\n letter from Gov. Pierpont re: revocation of authorization to\n pilots (Sept. 10, 1865); circular from the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth to county justices regarding indigent white\n persons in their districts (Sept. 12, 1865) - reponses from\n justices occur over the next several months; special report of\n the Superintendent of the Western Asylum (Oct. 17, 1865); copy\n of the charter of the Southern Union Telegraph Co. (Nov. 9,\n 1865); letter from U.S. Secretary of the Interior William\n Seward re: ratification of amendment against slavery (Nov. 18,\n 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the House of Delegates re:\n death of Littleton W. Tazewell (Dec. 5, 1865); letter from\n Gov. Pierpont to the General Assembly re: Day of Thanksgiving\n (Dec. 6, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the General\n Assembly re: State Penitentiary guards (Dec. 13, 1865); letter\n from Gov. Pierpont to Maj. Gen. Terry re: protection of white\n citizens in southern and eastern Virginia (December 11, 1865);\n letter from Gov. Pierpont to Hon. Hugh McCullough, U.S.\n Secretary of the Treasury re: collection of taxes in Virginia\n (Dec. 20, 1865).","II. Qualifications, 1865. This series includes\n qualification documentation for various positions, including\n judges, commissioners of deeds, inspectors, Sheriff for the\n City of Richmond, Penitentiary Storekeeper, Harbor Master for\n the Port of Richmond, Commissioner of Wrecks for Northampton\n Co., and Inspector of the Public Guard.","III. Proclamations, 1865. Includes three proclamations by\n Gov. Pierpont: 1865 Sept. 1 re: shall the General Assembly be\n given power to alter or amend the third article of the\n Consitution of Virginia; 1865 Nov. 3 re: authorizing the\n Circuit Court of the City of Richmond to be held in the\n Capitol; 1865 Dec. 17 re: location of the Wise Co.\n Courthouse.","IV. Notary Public applications, recommendations and\n qualifications, 1865.","V. General correspondence, 1866-1872. This series contains\n the routine correspondence of the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth regarding appointments, pardons, elections,\n seals, notaries public and state publications.","VI. Oaths of allegiance, 1870.","VII. Articles of agreement and bonds, 1870-1871. This\n series includes articles of agreement and bonds for printing\n and for ruling and binding of state publications.","VIII. Receipts for state publications, 1871. This series\n consists of letters of receipt for Virginia state publications\n (Acts of the General Assembly, etc.) from Virginia localities\n and from other states.","IX. Miscellaneous records, 1865-1872 (oversize). These\n records include: Governor's message to the General Assembly\n (printed) (June 19, 1865); Demands from Governors of other\n states for fugitives from justice (1865); and Blank forms from\n other states, c. 1865-1872."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Physical Location\"\u003eState Government Records\n Collection, Secretary of the Commonwealth (Record Group\n 13)\u003c/physloc\u003e\n "],"physloc_tesim":["State Government Records\n Collection, Secretary of the Commonwealth (Record Group\n 13)"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":48,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T22:23:37.679Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi01002","ead_ssi":"vi_vi01002","_root_":"vi_vi01002","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi01002","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi01002.xml","title_ssm":["Records, 1865-1872"],"title_tesim":["Records, 1865-1872"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Records, 1865-1872"],"text":["Records, 1865-1872","38130","1.7 cubic\n feet","There are no restrictions.","Organized into the following nine (9) series: I. 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In a\n 1930 Act the duties of the Secretary were redefined with the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth serving as the ex officio\n secretary of the Governor, as custodian of many official State\n records, and as keeper of the Greater and Lesser Seals of the\n Commonwealth. The office of the Secretary has gradually\n acquired other functions, such as: service of out-of-state\n civil process; appointment and regulation of notaries public;\n and registration and oversight of lobbyists. The Office became\n a gubernational appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the\n Assembly. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is under the\n jurisdiction of the Governor's Office.","The Secretary is appointed by the Governor for a term of\n four years. The Secretary has an Executive assistant and an\n Assistant who is in charge of prison mail and research duties.\n The Chief Clerk is responsible for the Governor's Journal and\n extraditions and acts as general office manager. Major\n activities are: serving as ex officio Secretary to the\n Governor; serving as the keeper of the seals of the\n Commonwealth; compiling and publishing the annual Blue Book;\n commissioning and regulating notary publics, including the\n publication of a Notary Handbook and conduct of disciplinary\n hearings; promulgating the lobbying disclosure requirements,\n registration of lobbyst, and recording of lobbying reports;\n servicing the civil process of out-of-state defendants and\n other parties; and authenticating and certifying the records\n of the courts and of any state agency.","I. General correspondence, 1865. This series includes\n routine correspondence addressed to the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth, as well as correspondence addressed to Governor\n Pierpont and referred to the Secretary. Also includes some\n outgoing correspondence of Governor Pierpont. 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Terry re: protection of white\n citizens in southern and eastern Virginia (December 11, 1865);\n letter from Gov. Pierpont to Hon. Hugh McCullough, U.S.\n Secretary of the Treasury re: collection of taxes in Virginia\n (Dec. 20, 1865).","II. Qualifications, 1865. This series includes\n qualification documentation for various positions, including\n judges, commissioners of deeds, inspectors, Sheriff for the\n City of Richmond, Penitentiary Storekeeper, Harbor Master for\n the Port of Richmond, Commissioner of Wrecks for Northampton\n Co., and Inspector of the Public Guard.","III. Proclamations, 1865. Includes three proclamations by\n Gov. Pierpont: 1865 Sept. 1 re: shall the General Assembly be\n given power to alter or amend the third article of the\n Consitution of Virginia; 1865 Nov. 3 re: authorizing the\n Circuit Court of the City of Richmond to be held in the\n Capitol; 1865 Dec. 17 re: location of the Wise Co.\n Courthouse.","IV. Notary Public applications, recommendations and\n qualifications, 1865.","V. General correspondence, 1866-1872. This series contains\n the routine correspondence of the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth regarding appointments, pardons, elections,\n seals, notaries public and state publications.","VI. Oaths of allegiance, 1870.","VII. Articles of agreement and bonds, 1870-1871. This\n series includes articles of agreement and bonds for printing\n and for ruling and binding of state publications.","VIII. Receipts for state publications, 1871. This series\n consists of letters of receipt for Virginia state publications\n (Acts of the General Assembly, etc.) from Virginia localities\n and from other states.","IX. Miscellaneous records, 1865-1872 (oversize). These\n records include: Governor's message to the General Assembly\n (printed) (June 19, 1865); Demands from Governors of other\n states for fugitives from justice (1865); and Blank forms from\n other states, c. 1865-1872.","There are no restrictions.","State Government Records\n Collection, Secretary of the Commonwealth (Record Group\n 13)","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Records, 1865-1872"],"collection_ssim":["Records, 1865-1872"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["38130"],"unitid_tesim":["38130"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Secretary of the\n Commonwealth"],"creator_ssim":["Secretary of the\n Commonwealth"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions."],"acqinfo_ssim":["No acquisition information available."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["1.7 cubic\n feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized into the following nine (9) series: I. 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(Nov. 9,\n 1865); letter from U.S. Secretary of the Interior William\n Seward re: ratification of amendment against slavery (Nov. 18,\n 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the House of Delegates re:\n death of Littleton W. Tazewell (Dec. 5, 1865); letter from\n Gov. Pierpont to the General Assembly re: Day of Thanksgiving\n (Dec. 6, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the General\n Assembly re: State Penitentiary guards (Dec. 13, 1865); letter\n from Gov. Pierpont to Maj. Gen. Terry re: protection of white\n citizens in southern and eastern Virginia (December 11, 1865);\n letter from Gov. Pierpont to Hon. Hugh McCullough, U.S.\n Secretary of the Treasury re: collection of taxes in Virginia\n (Dec. 20, 1865).\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eII. Qualifications, 1865. This series includes\n qualification documentation for various positions, including\n judges, commissioners of deeds, inspectors, Sheriff for the\n City of Richmond, Penitentiary Storekeeper, Harbor Master for\n the Port of Richmond, Commissioner of Wrecks for Northampton\n Co., and Inspector of the Public Guard.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIII. Proclamations, 1865. Includes three proclamations by\n Gov. Pierpont: 1865 Sept. 1 re: shall the General Assembly be\n given power to alter or amend the third article of the\n Consitution of Virginia; 1865 Nov. 3 re: authorizing the\n Circuit Court of the City of Richmond to be held in the\n Capitol; 1865 Dec. 17 re: location of the Wise Co.\n Courthouse.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIV. Notary Public applications, recommendations and\n qualifications, 1865.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eV. General correspondence, 1866-1872. This series contains\n the routine correspondence of the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth regarding appointments, pardons, elections,\n seals, notaries public and state publications.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eVI. Oaths of allegiance, 1870.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eVII. Articles of agreement and bonds, 1870-1871. This\n series includes articles of agreement and bonds for printing\n and for ruling and binding of state publications.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eVIII. Receipts for state publications, 1871. This series\n consists of letters of receipt for Virginia state publications\n (Acts of the General Assembly, etc.) from Virginia localities\n and from other states.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eIX. Miscellaneous records, 1865-1872 (oversize). These\n records include: Governor's message to the General Assembly\n (printed) (June 19, 1865); Demands from Governors of other\n states for fugitives from justice (1865); and Blank forms from\n other states, c. 1865-1872.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["I. General correspondence, 1865. This series includes\n routine correspondence addressed to the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth, as well as correspondence addressed to Governor\n Pierpont and referred to the Secretary. Also includes some\n outgoing correspondence of Governor Pierpont. Much of the\n routine correspondence is in relation to appointments,\n resignations, pardons, elections, and state publications. Some\n noteworthy correspondence in this series includes: letter from\n Gov. Pierpont to the General Assembly re: irregularities in\n the conduct of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Lunatic\n Asylum (Jan. 10, 1865); appointment and oath of the Secretary\n of the Commonwealth (Apr. 1, 1865); inventory of the Executive\n Mansion (June 2, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the Board\n of Visitors of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in\n Staunton, Va. re: treatment of pupils by the Superintendent\n (June 7, 1865); letter to Gov. Pierpont from the\n Superintendent of the State Penitentiary (Aug. 9, 1865);\n letter from Gov. Pierpont re: revocation of authorization to\n pilots (Sept. 10, 1865); circular from the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth to county justices regarding indigent white\n persons in their districts (Sept. 12, 1865) - reponses from\n justices occur over the next several months; special report of\n the Superintendent of the Western Asylum (Oct. 17, 1865); copy\n of the charter of the Southern Union Telegraph Co. (Nov. 9,\n 1865); letter from U.S. Secretary of the Interior William\n Seward re: ratification of amendment against slavery (Nov. 18,\n 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the House of Delegates re:\n death of Littleton W. Tazewell (Dec. 5, 1865); letter from\n Gov. Pierpont to the General Assembly re: Day of Thanksgiving\n (Dec. 6, 1865); letter from Gov. Pierpont to the General\n Assembly re: State Penitentiary guards (Dec. 13, 1865); letter\n from Gov. Pierpont to Maj. Gen. Terry re: protection of white\n citizens in southern and eastern Virginia (December 11, 1865);\n letter from Gov. Pierpont to Hon. Hugh McCullough, U.S.\n Secretary of the Treasury re: collection of taxes in Virginia\n (Dec. 20, 1865).","II. Qualifications, 1865. This series includes\n qualification documentation for various positions, including\n judges, commissioners of deeds, inspectors, Sheriff for the\n City of Richmond, Penitentiary Storekeeper, Harbor Master for\n the Port of Richmond, Commissioner of Wrecks for Northampton\n Co., and Inspector of the Public Guard.","III. Proclamations, 1865. Includes three proclamations by\n Gov. Pierpont: 1865 Sept. 1 re: shall the General Assembly be\n given power to alter or amend the third article of the\n Consitution of Virginia; 1865 Nov. 3 re: authorizing the\n Circuit Court of the City of Richmond to be held in the\n Capitol; 1865 Dec. 17 re: location of the Wise Co.\n Courthouse.","IV. Notary Public applications, recommendations and\n qualifications, 1865.","V. General correspondence, 1866-1872. This series contains\n the routine correspondence of the Secretary of the\n Commonwealth regarding appointments, pardons, elections,\n seals, notaries public and state publications.","VI. Oaths of allegiance, 1870.","VII. Articles of agreement and bonds, 1870-1871. This\n series includes articles of agreement and bonds for printing\n and for ruling and binding of state publications.","VIII. Receipts for state publications, 1871. This series\n consists of letters of receipt for Virginia state publications\n (Acts of the General Assembly, etc.) from Virginia localities\n and from other states.","IX. Miscellaneous records, 1865-1872 (oversize). These\n records include: Governor's message to the General Assembly\n (printed) (June 19, 1865); Demands from Governors of other\n states for fugitives from justice (1865); and Blank forms from\n other states, c. 1865-1872."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Physical Location\"\u003eState Government Records\n Collection, Secretary of the Commonwealth (Record Group\n 13)\u003c/physloc\u003e\n "],"physloc_tesim":["State Government Records\n Collection, Secretary of the Commonwealth (Record Group\n 13)"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":48,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T22:23:37.679Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi01002"}},{"id":"vi_vi00607","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Records, 1867-1929","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00607#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Secretary of the\n Commonwealth","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00607#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eArranged into the following series: Series I. Applications and recommendations for appointments to state positions, 1870-1873, 1883; Series II. Applications and recommendations for appointments as Inspector of Tobacco, 1870-1876; Series III. Applications and recommendations for appointments as local officials, 1870; Series IV. Correspondence from governors of other states, 1869-1874; Series V. Miscellaneous records, 1872-1906; Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897; Series VII. Records of various state institutions and asylums, 1870-1897; Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900; Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General, 1880-1897; Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing, 1903-1919; and Series XI. 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In a\n 1930 Act the duties of the Secretary were redefined with the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth serving as the ex officio\n secretary of the Governor, as custodian of many official State\n records, and as keeper of the Greater and Lesser Seals of the\n Commonwealth. The office of the Secretary has gradually\n acquired other functions, such as: service of out-of-state\n civil process; appointment and regulation of notaries public;\n and registration and oversight of lobbyists. The Office became\n a gubernational appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the\n Assembly. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is under the\n jurisdiction of the Governor's Office.","Arranged into the following series: Series I. Applications\n and recommendations for appointments to state positions,\n 1870-1873, 1883; Series II. Applications and recommendations\n for appointments as Inspector of Tobacco, 1870-1876; Series\n III. Applications and recommendations for appointments as\n local officials, 1870; Series IV. Correspondence from\n governors of other states, 1869-1874; Series V. Miscellaneous\n records, 1872-1906; Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897;\n Series VII. Records of various state institutions and asylums,\n 1870-1897; Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900;\n Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897; Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing,\n 1903-1919; and Series XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and\n binding, 1903-1919.","Series I. Applications and recommendations for appointments\n to state positions, 1870-1874, 1883. Includes applications and\n recommendations for various state positions, including\n boundary commissioner, clerkships, Geological Survey, fish\n inspectors, flour inspectors, lumber inspectors, provisions\n inspectors, Public Guard, State Board of Health, and the Board\n of Visitors at the University of Virginia. Arranged\n alphabetically.","Series II. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as Inspectors of Tobacco, 1870-1876. Includes\n applications and recommendations for appointments in\n Farmville, 1874-1875; Lynchburg, 1870-1872; Petersburg,\n 1870-1871, 1875; Richmond, 1874-1876. Arranged alphabetically\n by city, and thereunder chronologically.","Series III. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as local officials, 1870. Includes applications\n and recommendations for local officials in various Virginia\n counties and cities, including constables, councilmen,\n justices of the peace, magistrates and trustees. Arranged\n alphabetically by locality.","Series IV. Correspondence from governors of other states,\n 1869-1874. Includes correspondence to Virginia Governors\n Gilbert C. Walker and James L. Kemper from various governors\n of other states regarding a variety of topics. Arranged\n chronologically.","Series V. Miscellaneous records, 1872-1906. This series\n includes the following: Annual reports of the Board of\n Visitors at the University of Virginia, 1872-1873; Bond of the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Certificate of\n organization for the Seafood Investment Company, 1892;\n Contract for metal fixtures and furniture for the Office of\n the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Miscellaneous\n correspondence, 1873, 1877, 1897, 1899; Leases for state\n property, 1866, 1879 (Public Warehouse and Armory); List of\n books delivered to the University of Virginia, 1896; List of\n textbook regulations in other states, c. 1877; Memorial of the\n Pamunkey Tribe, 1877; Papers related to the Mutual Endowment\n Association of Virginia, c. 1880; Petition to Governor Kemper\n regarding assistance to former Governor Letcher during his\n illness, c. 1874-1878; Reports of visitors to Mt. Vernon,\n 1896; Reports of debt from other states, 1873; State of the\n Public Debt of the United States, 1871; Various papers from\n the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, n.d.; West\n Virginia Act regarding the taking of fish from the Potomac\n River, 1897. Arranged alphabetically.","Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897. Includes:\n Applications and recommendations for the positions of\n director, board of directors, clerk of the board of directors,\n superintendent, and commissioner of revenue at the Virginia\n State Penitentiary, 1870, 1872 and 1874; Applications and\n recommendations for the position of physician, 1869-1870 and\n 1873-1874; Monthly reports of prisoners received, discharged,\n pardoned, died, escaped, etc., 1894-1897; Quarterly financial\n and surgeon reports, 1894-1897. Financial reports include\n information on receipts, deposits and disbursements and\n surgeons reports include information on the number of patients\n excused from work, the number of patients treated at the\n hospital and their ailments, and the number of deaths at the\n prison hospital; Miscellaneous financial reports, 1871-1874;\n Quarterly reports of the Board of Directors, 1872-1874, which\n include statements on manufacturing operations, receipts and\n expenditures, and written reports; Special reports, 1869 and\n 1872, including a report regarding hauling rock from Capitol\n Square, 1869, a report of the Commission appointed by Special\n Order 250, 1869, and a report made with regard to one of the\n Guard of convicts and his dereliction of duty, 1872;\n Correspondence and contracts regarding convict labor,\n 1867-1873; Correspondence regarding escapees, fugitives and\n rewards, 1869-1871; and Miscellaneous papers, 1867-1877, most\n of which concern individual convicts, prison conditions and\n pay, and also includes National Prison Association\n circulars.","Series VII. Records of various state institutions and\n asylums, 1870-1897. This series includes correspondence,\n recommendations and reports for the following state\n institutions and asylums: Central Lunatic Asylum, 1870-1874;\n Mount Vernon, 1896; the \"New\" Lunatic Asylum, 1872-1874;\n Southwestern State Hospital, 1894-1897; Virginia Institution\n for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, 1896-1897; and\n the Western Lunatic Asylum, 1869-1875. Arranged\n alphabetically.","Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900. These\n letters consist of official notices of candidacy to the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth for Congressional offices and\n electors for President and Vice- President for 1900. These\n notices were required by law and requested that the\n candidate's name be placed on the official ballot.","Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897. These papers include mostly incoming correspondence\n and receipts for supplies for the years 1880-1888; 1895; and\n 1897. Arranged chronologically.","Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing, 1903-1919.\n Includes ontracts and bonds for the printing of state\n government publications. Also includes a petition for a\n contract and transcripts of the ensuing hearing (1907).\n Arranged chronologically.","Series XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and binding,\n 1903-1919. Includes contracts and bonds for the ruling and\n binding of state government publications. 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Thomas Nelson held the position of the first\n Secretary of Virginia in 1776. Early Secretaries were elected\n by the public. An Act of the General Assembly in 1920 changed\n the election to a joint vote of the General Assembly. In a\n 1930 Act the duties of the Secretary were redefined with the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth serving as the ex officio\n secretary of the Governor, as custodian of many official State\n records, and as keeper of the Greater and Lesser Seals of the\n Commonwealth. The office of the Secretary has gradually\n acquired other functions, such as: service of out-of-state\n civil process; appointment and regulation of notaries public;\n and registration and oversight of lobbyists. The Office became\n a gubernational appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the\n Assembly. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is under the\n jurisdiction of the Governor's Office.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth has evolved\n from early colonial times when there existed a Secretary of\n the Colony. Thomas Nelson held the position of the first\n Secretary of Virginia in 1776. Early Secretaries were elected\n by the public. An Act of the General Assembly in 1920 changed\n the election to a joint vote of the General Assembly. In a\n 1930 Act the duties of the Secretary were redefined with the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth serving as the ex officio\n secretary of the Governor, as custodian of many official State\n records, and as keeper of the Greater and Lesser Seals of the\n Commonwealth. The office of the Secretary has gradually\n acquired other functions, such as: service of out-of-state\n civil process; appointment and regulation of notaries public;\n and registration and oversight of lobbyists. The Office became\n a gubernational appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the\n Assembly. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is under the\n jurisdiction of the Governor's Office."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSecretary of the Commonwealth, Records, 1967-1929.\n Accession 25299, State Records Collection, The Library of\n Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Secretary of the Commonwealth, Records, 1967-1929.\n Accession 25299, State Records Collection, The Library of\n Virginia, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArranged into the following series: Series I. Applications\n and recommendations for appointments to state positions,\n 1870-1873, 1883; Series II. Applications and recommendations\n for appointments as Inspector of Tobacco, 1870-1876; Series\n III. Applications and recommendations for appointments as\n local officials, 1870; Series IV. Correspondence from\n governors of other states, 1869-1874; Series V. Miscellaneous\n records, 1872-1906; Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897;\n Series VII. Records of various state institutions and asylums,\n 1870-1897; Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900;\n Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897; Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing,\n 1903-1919; and Series XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and\n binding, 1903-1919.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries I. Applications and recommendations for appointments\n to state positions, 1870-1874, 1883. Includes applications and\n recommendations for various state positions, including\n boundary commissioner, clerkships, Geological Survey, fish\n inspectors, flour inspectors, lumber inspectors, provisions\n inspectors, Public Guard, State Board of Health, and the Board\n of Visitors at the University of Virginia. Arranged\n alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries II. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as Inspectors of Tobacco, 1870-1876. Includes\n applications and recommendations for appointments in\n Farmville, 1874-1875; Lynchburg, 1870-1872; Petersburg,\n 1870-1871, 1875; Richmond, 1874-1876. Arranged alphabetically\n by city, and thereunder chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries III. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as local officials, 1870. Includes applications\n and recommendations for local officials in various Virginia\n counties and cities, including constables, councilmen,\n justices of the peace, magistrates and trustees. Arranged\n alphabetically by locality.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV. Correspondence from governors of other states,\n 1869-1874. Includes correspondence to Virginia Governors\n Gilbert C. Walker and James L. Kemper from various governors\n of other states regarding a variety of topics. Arranged\n chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries V. Miscellaneous records, 1872-1906. This series\n includes the following: Annual reports of the Board of\n Visitors at the University of Virginia, 1872-1873; Bond of the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Certificate of\n organization for the Seafood Investment Company, 1892;\n Contract for metal fixtures and furniture for the Office of\n the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Miscellaneous\n correspondence, 1873, 1877, 1897, 1899; Leases for state\n property, 1866, 1879 (Public Warehouse and Armory); List of\n books delivered to the University of Virginia, 1896; List of\n textbook regulations in other states, c. 1877; Memorial of the\n Pamunkey Tribe, 1877; Papers related to the Mutual Endowment\n Association of Virginia, c. 1880; Petition to Governor Kemper\n regarding assistance to former Governor Letcher during his\n illness, c. 1874-1878; Reports of visitors to Mt. Vernon,\n 1896; Reports of debt from other states, 1873; State of the\n Public Debt of the United States, 1871; Various papers from\n the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, n.d.; West\n Virginia Act regarding the taking of fish from the Potomac\n River, 1897. Arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897. Includes:\n Applications and recommendations for the positions of\n director, board of directors, clerk of the board of directors,\n superintendent, and commissioner of revenue at the Virginia\n State Penitentiary, 1870, 1872 and 1874; Applications and\n recommendations for the position of physician, 1869-1870 and\n 1873-1874; Monthly reports of prisoners received, discharged,\n pardoned, died, escaped, etc., 1894-1897; Quarterly financial\n and surgeon reports, 1894-1897. Financial reports include\n information on receipts, deposits and disbursements and\n surgeons reports include information on the number of patients\n excused from work, the number of patients treated at the\n hospital and their ailments, and the number of deaths at the\n prison hospital; Miscellaneous financial reports, 1871-1874;\n Quarterly reports of the Board of Directors, 1872-1874, which\n include statements on manufacturing operations, receipts and\n expenditures, and written reports; Special reports, 1869 and\n 1872, including a report regarding hauling rock from Capitol\n Square, 1869, a report of the Commission appointed by Special\n Order 250, 1869, and a report made with regard to one of the\n Guard of convicts and his dereliction of duty, 1872;\n Correspondence and contracts regarding convict labor,\n 1867-1873; Correspondence regarding escapees, fugitives and\n rewards, 1869-1871; and Miscellaneous papers, 1867-1877, most\n of which concern individual convicts, prison conditions and\n pay, and also includes National Prison Association\n circulars.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VII. Records of various state institutions and\n asylums, 1870-1897. This series includes correspondence,\n recommendations and reports for the following state\n institutions and asylums: Central Lunatic Asylum, 1870-1874;\n Mount Vernon, 1896; the \"New\" Lunatic Asylum, 1872-1874;\n Southwestern State Hospital, 1894-1897; Virginia Institution\n for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, 1896-1897; and\n the Western Lunatic Asylum, 1869-1875. Arranged\n alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900. These\n letters consist of official notices of candidacy to the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth for Congressional offices and\n electors for President and Vice- President for 1900. These\n notices were required by law and requested that the\n candidate's name be placed on the official ballot.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897. These papers include mostly incoming correspondence\n and receipts for supplies for the years 1880-1888; 1895; and\n 1897. Arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries X. Contracts and bonds for printing, 1903-1919.\n Includes ontracts and bonds for the printing of state\n government publications. Also includes a petition for a\n contract and transcripts of the ensuing hearing (1907).\n Arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and binding,\n 1903-1919. Includes contracts and bonds for the ruling and\n binding of state government publications. Arranged\n chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Arranged into the following series: Series I. Applications\n and recommendations for appointments to state positions,\n 1870-1873, 1883; Series II. Applications and recommendations\n for appointments as Inspector of Tobacco, 1870-1876; Series\n III. Applications and recommendations for appointments as\n local officials, 1870; Series IV. Correspondence from\n governors of other states, 1869-1874; Series V. Miscellaneous\n records, 1872-1906; Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897;\n Series VII. Records of various state institutions and asylums,\n 1870-1897; Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900;\n Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897; Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing,\n 1903-1919; and Series XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and\n binding, 1903-1919.","Series I. Applications and recommendations for appointments\n to state positions, 1870-1874, 1883. Includes applications and\n recommendations for various state positions, including\n boundary commissioner, clerkships, Geological Survey, fish\n inspectors, flour inspectors, lumber inspectors, provisions\n inspectors, Public Guard, State Board of Health, and the Board\n of Visitors at the University of Virginia. Arranged\n alphabetically.","Series II. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as Inspectors of Tobacco, 1870-1876. Includes\n applications and recommendations for appointments in\n Farmville, 1874-1875; Lynchburg, 1870-1872; Petersburg,\n 1870-1871, 1875; Richmond, 1874-1876. Arranged alphabetically\n by city, and thereunder chronologically.","Series III. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as local officials, 1870. Includes applications\n and recommendations for local officials in various Virginia\n counties and cities, including constables, councilmen,\n justices of the peace, magistrates and trustees. Arranged\n alphabetically by locality.","Series IV. Correspondence from governors of other states,\n 1869-1874. Includes correspondence to Virginia Governors\n Gilbert C. Walker and James L. Kemper from various governors\n of other states regarding a variety of topics. Arranged\n chronologically.","Series V. Miscellaneous records, 1872-1906. This series\n includes the following: Annual reports of the Board of\n Visitors at the University of Virginia, 1872-1873; Bond of the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Certificate of\n organization for the Seafood Investment Company, 1892;\n Contract for metal fixtures and furniture for the Office of\n the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Miscellaneous\n correspondence, 1873, 1877, 1897, 1899; Leases for state\n property, 1866, 1879 (Public Warehouse and Armory); List of\n books delivered to the University of Virginia, 1896; List of\n textbook regulations in other states, c. 1877; Memorial of the\n Pamunkey Tribe, 1877; Papers related to the Mutual Endowment\n Association of Virginia, c. 1880; Petition to Governor Kemper\n regarding assistance to former Governor Letcher during his\n illness, c. 1874-1878; Reports of visitors to Mt. Vernon,\n 1896; Reports of debt from other states, 1873; State of the\n Public Debt of the United States, 1871; Various papers from\n the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, n.d.; West\n Virginia Act regarding the taking of fish from the Potomac\n River, 1897. Arranged alphabetically.","Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897. Includes:\n Applications and recommendations for the positions of\n director, board of directors, clerk of the board of directors,\n superintendent, and commissioner of revenue at the Virginia\n State Penitentiary, 1870, 1872 and 1874; Applications and\n recommendations for the position of physician, 1869-1870 and\n 1873-1874; Monthly reports of prisoners received, discharged,\n pardoned, died, escaped, etc., 1894-1897; Quarterly financial\n and surgeon reports, 1894-1897. Financial reports include\n information on receipts, deposits and disbursements and\n surgeons reports include information on the number of patients\n excused from work, the number of patients treated at the\n hospital and their ailments, and the number of deaths at the\n prison hospital; Miscellaneous financial reports, 1871-1874;\n Quarterly reports of the Board of Directors, 1872-1874, which\n include statements on manufacturing operations, receipts and\n expenditures, and written reports; Special reports, 1869 and\n 1872, including a report regarding hauling rock from Capitol\n Square, 1869, a report of the Commission appointed by Special\n Order 250, 1869, and a report made with regard to one of the\n Guard of convicts and his dereliction of duty, 1872;\n Correspondence and contracts regarding convict labor,\n 1867-1873; Correspondence regarding escapees, fugitives and\n rewards, 1869-1871; and Miscellaneous papers, 1867-1877, most\n of which concern individual convicts, prison conditions and\n pay, and also includes National Prison Association\n circulars.","Series VII. Records of various state institutions and\n asylums, 1870-1897. This series includes correspondence,\n recommendations and reports for the following state\n institutions and asylums: Central Lunatic Asylum, 1870-1874;\n Mount Vernon, 1896; the \"New\" Lunatic Asylum, 1872-1874;\n Southwestern State Hospital, 1894-1897; Virginia Institution\n for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, 1896-1897; and\n the Western Lunatic Asylum, 1869-1875. Arranged\n alphabetically.","Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900. These\n letters consist of official notices of candidacy to the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth for Congressional offices and\n electors for President and Vice- President for 1900. These\n notices were required by law and requested that the\n candidate's name be placed on the official ballot.","Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897. These papers include mostly incoming correspondence\n and receipts for supplies for the years 1880-1888; 1895; and\n 1897. Arranged chronologically.","Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing, 1903-1919.\n Includes ontracts and bonds for the printing of state\n government publications. Also includes a petition for a\n contract and transcripts of the ensuing hearing (1907).\n Arranged chronologically.","Series XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and binding,\n 1903-1919. Includes contracts and bonds for the ruling and\n binding of state government publications. 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Thomas Nelson held the position of the first\n Secretary of Virginia in 1776. Early Secretaries were elected\n by the public. An Act of the General Assembly in 1920 changed\n the election to a joint vote of the General Assembly. In a\n 1930 Act the duties of the Secretary were redefined with the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth serving as the ex officio\n secretary of the Governor, as custodian of many official State\n records, and as keeper of the Greater and Lesser Seals of the\n Commonwealth. The office of the Secretary has gradually\n acquired other functions, such as: service of out-of-state\n civil process; appointment and regulation of notaries public;\n and registration and oversight of lobbyists. The Office became\n a gubernational appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the\n Assembly. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is under the\n jurisdiction of the Governor's Office.","Arranged into the following series: Series I. Applications\n and recommendations for appointments to state positions,\n 1870-1873, 1883; Series II. Applications and recommendations\n for appointments as Inspector of Tobacco, 1870-1876; Series\n III. Applications and recommendations for appointments as\n local officials, 1870; Series IV. Correspondence from\n governors of other states, 1869-1874; Series V. Miscellaneous\n records, 1872-1906; Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897;\n Series VII. Records of various state institutions and asylums,\n 1870-1897; Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900;\n Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897; Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing,\n 1903-1919; and Series XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and\n binding, 1903-1919.","Series I. Applications and recommendations for appointments\n to state positions, 1870-1874, 1883. Includes applications and\n recommendations for various state positions, including\n boundary commissioner, clerkships, Geological Survey, fish\n inspectors, flour inspectors, lumber inspectors, provisions\n inspectors, Public Guard, State Board of Health, and the Board\n of Visitors at the University of Virginia. Arranged\n alphabetically.","Series II. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as Inspectors of Tobacco, 1870-1876. Includes\n applications and recommendations for appointments in\n Farmville, 1874-1875; Lynchburg, 1870-1872; Petersburg,\n 1870-1871, 1875; Richmond, 1874-1876. Arranged alphabetically\n by city, and thereunder chronologically.","Series III. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as local officials, 1870. Includes applications\n and recommendations for local officials in various Virginia\n counties and cities, including constables, councilmen,\n justices of the peace, magistrates and trustees. Arranged\n alphabetically by locality.","Series IV. Correspondence from governors of other states,\n 1869-1874. Includes correspondence to Virginia Governors\n Gilbert C. Walker and James L. Kemper from various governors\n of other states regarding a variety of topics. Arranged\n chronologically.","Series V. Miscellaneous records, 1872-1906. This series\n includes the following: Annual reports of the Board of\n Visitors at the University of Virginia, 1872-1873; Bond of the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Certificate of\n organization for the Seafood Investment Company, 1892;\n Contract for metal fixtures and furniture for the Office of\n the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Miscellaneous\n correspondence, 1873, 1877, 1897, 1899; Leases for state\n property, 1866, 1879 (Public Warehouse and Armory); List of\n books delivered to the University of Virginia, 1896; List of\n textbook regulations in other states, c. 1877; Memorial of the\n Pamunkey Tribe, 1877; Papers related to the Mutual Endowment\n Association of Virginia, c. 1880; Petition to Governor Kemper\n regarding assistance to former Governor Letcher during his\n illness, c. 1874-1878; Reports of visitors to Mt. Vernon,\n 1896; Reports of debt from other states, 1873; State of the\n Public Debt of the United States, 1871; Various papers from\n the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, n.d.; West\n Virginia Act regarding the taking of fish from the Potomac\n River, 1897. Arranged alphabetically.","Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897. Includes:\n Applications and recommendations for the positions of\n director, board of directors, clerk of the board of directors,\n superintendent, and commissioner of revenue at the Virginia\n State Penitentiary, 1870, 1872 and 1874; Applications and\n recommendations for the position of physician, 1869-1870 and\n 1873-1874; Monthly reports of prisoners received, discharged,\n pardoned, died, escaped, etc., 1894-1897; Quarterly financial\n and surgeon reports, 1894-1897. Financial reports include\n information on receipts, deposits and disbursements and\n surgeons reports include information on the number of patients\n excused from work, the number of patients treated at the\n hospital and their ailments, and the number of deaths at the\n prison hospital; Miscellaneous financial reports, 1871-1874;\n Quarterly reports of the Board of Directors, 1872-1874, which\n include statements on manufacturing operations, receipts and\n expenditures, and written reports; Special reports, 1869 and\n 1872, including a report regarding hauling rock from Capitol\n Square, 1869, a report of the Commission appointed by Special\n Order 250, 1869, and a report made with regard to one of the\n Guard of convicts and his dereliction of duty, 1872;\n Correspondence and contracts regarding convict labor,\n 1867-1873; Correspondence regarding escapees, fugitives and\n rewards, 1869-1871; and Miscellaneous papers, 1867-1877, most\n of which concern individual convicts, prison conditions and\n pay, and also includes National Prison Association\n circulars.","Series VII. Records of various state institutions and\n asylums, 1870-1897. This series includes correspondence,\n recommendations and reports for the following state\n institutions and asylums: Central Lunatic Asylum, 1870-1874;\n Mount Vernon, 1896; the \"New\" Lunatic Asylum, 1872-1874;\n Southwestern State Hospital, 1894-1897; Virginia Institution\n for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, 1896-1897; and\n the Western Lunatic Asylum, 1869-1875. Arranged\n alphabetically.","Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900. These\n letters consist of official notices of candidacy to the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth for Congressional offices and\n electors for President and Vice- President for 1900. These\n notices were required by law and requested that the\n candidate's name be placed on the official ballot.","Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897. These papers include mostly incoming correspondence\n and receipts for supplies for the years 1880-1888; 1895; and\n 1897. Arranged chronologically.","Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing, 1903-1919.\n Includes ontracts and bonds for the printing of state\n government publications. Also includes a petition for a\n contract and transcripts of the ensuing hearing (1907).\n Arranged chronologically.","Series XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and binding,\n 1903-1919. Includes contracts and bonds for the ruling and\n binding of state government publications. 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Thomas Nelson held the position of the first\n Secretary of Virginia in 1776. Early Secretaries were elected\n by the public. An Act of the General Assembly in 1920 changed\n the election to a joint vote of the General Assembly. In a\n 1930 Act the duties of the Secretary were redefined with the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth serving as the ex officio\n secretary of the Governor, as custodian of many official State\n records, and as keeper of the Greater and Lesser Seals of the\n Commonwealth. The office of the Secretary has gradually\n acquired other functions, such as: service of out-of-state\n civil process; appointment and regulation of notaries public;\n and registration and oversight of lobbyists. The Office became\n a gubernational appointment subsequent to a 1958 Act of the\n Assembly. 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Applications and recommendations\n for appointments as Inspector of Tobacco, 1870-1876; Series\n III. Applications and recommendations for appointments as\n local officials, 1870; Series IV. Correspondence from\n governors of other states, 1869-1874; Series V. Miscellaneous\n records, 1872-1906; Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897;\n Series VII. Records of various state institutions and asylums,\n 1870-1897; Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900;\n Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897; Series X. Contracts and bonds for printing,\n 1903-1919; and Series XI. Contracts and bonds for ruling and\n binding, 1903-1919.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries I. Applications and recommendations for appointments\n to state positions, 1870-1874, 1883. Includes applications and\n recommendations for various state positions, including\n boundary commissioner, clerkships, Geological Survey, fish\n inspectors, flour inspectors, lumber inspectors, provisions\n inspectors, Public Guard, State Board of Health, and the Board\n of Visitors at the University of Virginia. Arranged\n alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries II. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as Inspectors of Tobacco, 1870-1876. Includes\n applications and recommendations for appointments in\n Farmville, 1874-1875; Lynchburg, 1870-1872; Petersburg,\n 1870-1871, 1875; Richmond, 1874-1876. Arranged alphabetically\n by city, and thereunder chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries III. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as local officials, 1870. Includes applications\n and recommendations for local officials in various Virginia\n counties and cities, including constables, councilmen,\n justices of the peace, magistrates and trustees. Arranged\n alphabetically by locality.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV. Correspondence from governors of other states,\n 1869-1874. Includes correspondence to Virginia Governors\n Gilbert C. Walker and James L. Kemper from various governors\n of other states regarding a variety of topics. Arranged\n chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries V. Miscellaneous records, 1872-1906. This series\n includes the following: Annual reports of the Board of\n Visitors at the University of Virginia, 1872-1873; Bond of the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Certificate of\n organization for the Seafood Investment Company, 1892;\n Contract for metal fixtures and furniture for the Office of\n the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Miscellaneous\n correspondence, 1873, 1877, 1897, 1899; Leases for state\n property, 1866, 1879 (Public Warehouse and Armory); List of\n books delivered to the University of Virginia, 1896; List of\n textbook regulations in other states, c. 1877; Memorial of the\n Pamunkey Tribe, 1877; Papers related to the Mutual Endowment\n Association of Virginia, c. 1880; Petition to Governor Kemper\n regarding assistance to former Governor Letcher during his\n illness, c. 1874-1878; Reports of visitors to Mt. Vernon,\n 1896; Reports of debt from other states, 1873; State of the\n Public Debt of the United States, 1871; Various papers from\n the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, n.d.; West\n Virginia Act regarding the taking of fish from the Potomac\n River, 1897. Arranged alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897. Includes:\n Applications and recommendations for the positions of\n director, board of directors, clerk of the board of directors,\n superintendent, and commissioner of revenue at the Virginia\n State Penitentiary, 1870, 1872 and 1874; Applications and\n recommendations for the position of physician, 1869-1870 and\n 1873-1874; Monthly reports of prisoners received, discharged,\n pardoned, died, escaped, etc., 1894-1897; Quarterly financial\n and surgeon reports, 1894-1897. Financial reports include\n information on receipts, deposits and disbursements and\n surgeons reports include information on the number of patients\n excused from work, the number of patients treated at the\n hospital and their ailments, and the number of deaths at the\n prison hospital; Miscellaneous financial reports, 1871-1874;\n Quarterly reports of the Board of Directors, 1872-1874, which\n include statements on manufacturing operations, receipts and\n expenditures, and written reports; Special reports, 1869 and\n 1872, including a report regarding hauling rock from Capitol\n Square, 1869, a report of the Commission appointed by Special\n Order 250, 1869, and a report made with regard to one of the\n Guard of convicts and his dereliction of duty, 1872;\n Correspondence and contracts regarding convict labor,\n 1867-1873; Correspondence regarding escapees, fugitives and\n rewards, 1869-1871; and Miscellaneous papers, 1867-1877, most\n of which concern individual convicts, prison conditions and\n pay, and also includes National Prison Association\n circulars.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VII. Records of various state institutions and\n asylums, 1870-1897. This series includes correspondence,\n recommendations and reports for the following state\n institutions and asylums: Central Lunatic Asylum, 1870-1874;\n Mount Vernon, 1896; the \"New\" Lunatic Asylum, 1872-1874;\n Southwestern State Hospital, 1894-1897; Virginia Institution\n for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, 1896-1897; and\n the Western Lunatic Asylum, 1869-1875. Arranged\n alphabetically.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900. These\n letters consist of official notices of candidacy to the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth for Congressional offices and\n electors for President and Vice- President for 1900. These\n notices were required by law and requested that the\n candidate's name be placed on the official ballot.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eSeries IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897. 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Includes applications and\n recommendations for various state positions, including\n boundary commissioner, clerkships, Geological Survey, fish\n inspectors, flour inspectors, lumber inspectors, provisions\n inspectors, Public Guard, State Board of Health, and the Board\n of Visitors at the University of Virginia. Arranged\n alphabetically.","Series II. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as Inspectors of Tobacco, 1870-1876. Includes\n applications and recommendations for appointments in\n Farmville, 1874-1875; Lynchburg, 1870-1872; Petersburg,\n 1870-1871, 1875; Richmond, 1874-1876. Arranged alphabetically\n by city, and thereunder chronologically.","Series III. Applications and recommendations for\n appointments as local officials, 1870. Includes applications\n and recommendations for local officials in various Virginia\n counties and cities, including constables, councilmen,\n justices of the peace, magistrates and trustees. Arranged\n alphabetically by locality.","Series IV. Correspondence from governors of other states,\n 1869-1874. Includes correspondence to Virginia Governors\n Gilbert C. Walker and James L. Kemper from various governors\n of other states regarding a variety of topics. Arranged\n chronologically.","Series V. Miscellaneous records, 1872-1906. This series\n includes the following: Annual reports of the Board of\n Visitors at the University of Virginia, 1872-1873; Bond of the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Certificate of\n organization for the Seafood Investment Company, 1892;\n Contract for metal fixtures and furniture for the Office of\n the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1906; Miscellaneous\n correspondence, 1873, 1877, 1897, 1899; Leases for state\n property, 1866, 1879 (Public Warehouse and Armory); List of\n books delivered to the University of Virginia, 1896; List of\n textbook regulations in other states, c. 1877; Memorial of the\n Pamunkey Tribe, 1877; Papers related to the Mutual Endowment\n Association of Virginia, c. 1880; Petition to Governor Kemper\n regarding assistance to former Governor Letcher during his\n illness, c. 1874-1878; Reports of visitors to Mt. Vernon,\n 1896; Reports of debt from other states, 1873; State of the\n Public Debt of the United States, 1871; Various papers from\n the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, n.d.; West\n Virginia Act regarding the taking of fish from the Potomac\n River, 1897. Arranged alphabetically.","Series VI. Penitentiary papers, 1867-1897. Includes:\n Applications and recommendations for the positions of\n director, board of directors, clerk of the board of directors,\n superintendent, and commissioner of revenue at the Virginia\n State Penitentiary, 1870, 1872 and 1874; Applications and\n recommendations for the position of physician, 1869-1870 and\n 1873-1874; Monthly reports of prisoners received, discharged,\n pardoned, died, escaped, etc., 1894-1897; Quarterly financial\n and surgeon reports, 1894-1897. Financial reports include\n information on receipts, deposits and disbursements and\n surgeons reports include information on the number of patients\n excused from work, the number of patients treated at the\n hospital and their ailments, and the number of deaths at the\n prison hospital; Miscellaneous financial reports, 1871-1874;\n Quarterly reports of the Board of Directors, 1872-1874, which\n include statements on manufacturing operations, receipts and\n expenditures, and written reports; Special reports, 1869 and\n 1872, including a report regarding hauling rock from Capitol\n Square, 1869, a report of the Commission appointed by Special\n Order 250, 1869, and a report made with regard to one of the\n Guard of convicts and his dereliction of duty, 1872;\n Correspondence and contracts regarding convict labor,\n 1867-1873; Correspondence regarding escapees, fugitives and\n rewards, 1869-1871; and Miscellaneous papers, 1867-1877, most\n of which concern individual convicts, prison conditions and\n pay, and also includes National Prison Association\n circulars.","Series VII. Records of various state institutions and\n asylums, 1870-1897. This series includes correspondence,\n recommendations and reports for the following state\n institutions and asylums: Central Lunatic Asylum, 1870-1874;\n Mount Vernon, 1896; the \"New\" Lunatic Asylum, 1872-1874;\n Southwestern State Hospital, 1894-1897; Virginia Institution\n for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, 1896-1897; and\n the Western Lunatic Asylum, 1869-1875. Arranged\n alphabetically.","Series VIII. Notifications of candidacy, 1900. These\n letters consist of official notices of candidacy to the\n Secretary of the Commonwealth for Congressional offices and\n electors for President and Vice- President for 1900. These\n notices were required by law and requested that the\n candidate's name be placed on the official ballot.","Series IX. Miscellaneous papers of the Adjutant General,\n 1880-1897. 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