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Militia Commission Papers, 1777-1858

The Militia Commission Papers are housed in one hundred and seventy-one archival boxes and are arranged in two series. Series have been designated for Miscellaneous Records and Militia Commissions. The records include correspondence, extracts from the journals of the House of Delegates and Senate, circulars, general orders, commissions, returns, recommendations, resignations, certificates of election, and other sundry items.

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Subseries A. Counties, 1777-1858.

Subseries A is housed in one hundred and fifty-eight archival boxes (Boxes 3-160) and is arranged in alphabetical order by county, then chronologically, with undated documents at the end of each county. The subseries mainly consists of recommendations for militia officers in the form of county court orders. There are also letters of recommendation to the governor from militia officers. In addition, there is correspondence to the governor by officers remonstrating against certain appointments. This series includes militia commissions for counties in Kentucky and West Virginia which were formerly part of Virginia.

  1. Series II. Militia Commissions, 1777-1858.

Subseries B. Cities, 1777-1858.

Subseries B is housed in nine archival boxes (Boxes 161-169) and is arranged in alphabetical order by city, then chronologically, with undated documents at the end of each city. This subseries contains similar documents found in Subseries A, including court orders, letters of recommendation, certificates of election, and other documents related to the commissions of officers in the Virginia militia. Note that unknown localities are filed in Box 169 of this subseries.

  1. Series II. Militia Commissions, 1777-1858.

Subseries C. Resignations, 1823-1856.

Subseries C is housed in two archival boxes (Boxes 170-171) and is arranged in chronological order. This subseries contains letters of resignation from militia officers to the adjutant general or governor between 1822 and 1856. The resignations sometimes include the commissions signed by the governor.

  1. Series II. Militia Commissions, 1777-1858.

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