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- “A Memorial and Remonstrance” by James Madison (1785)
- “A Report of a Comittee from an Assembly Concerning...
- “Against ffornication” (1662)
- “Against Runawayes” (1669)
- “Against Runnaway Servants” (1658)
- “An ACT concerning descendants of indians and other persons...
- “An act concerning Indians” (October 1665)
- “An ACT concerning patroles” (1801)
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- “An act concerning Servants and Slaves” (1705)
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- “An act concerning the Northerne Indians” (September 1663)
- “An act declaring all the acts, orders and proceedings...
- “An Act declaring tenants of lands or slaves in...
- “An act declaring that baptisme of slaves doth not...
- “An act directing the emancipation of certain slaves who...
- “An Act directing the trial of Slaves, committing capital...
- “An act enabling freemen to vote for burgesses and...
- “An Act erecting Louisiana into two territories, and providing...
- “An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco; and...
- “An Act for Exempting their Majestyes Protestant Subjects dissenting...
- “An act for keeping holy the 13th of September”...
- “An Act for making more effectual provision against Invasions...
- “An act for preventing Negroes Insurrections” (1680)
- “An act for prevention of undue election of Burgeses”...
- “An act for punishment of ffornication and seaverall other...
- “An act for regulating conveyances” (1785)
- “An act for regulating the Elections of Burgesses; for...
- “An Act for repealing an Act for Irish Servants”...
- “An act for suppressing outlying slaves” (1691)
- “An act for the apprehension and suppression of runawayes,...
- “An act for the more effectuall suppressing the severall...
- “An act for the purchase and manumitting negro Cæsar.”...
- “An act lymiting masters dealing with their servants” (1677)
- “An act prohibiting servants to goe abroad without a...
- “An ACT providing additional protection for the slave property...
- “An Act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping...
- “An act to … legalize the Marriages of Colored...
- “An ACT to amend an act, intituled, ‘An act...
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- “An ACT to amend the several laws concerning slaves”...
- “An Act to amend, and supplementary to, the Act...
- “An ACT to arm the militia of certain towns”...
- “An Act to declare who shall have a right...
- “An ACT to empower the governor to transport slaves...
- “An Act to enable the inhabitants of this Colony...
- “An act to enable the inhabitants of this colony...
- “An ACT to establish a guard in the city...
- “An Act to Explain and Amend an Act Entitled...
- “An ACT to punish certain thefts and forgeries” (December...
- “An ACT to purchase Pharoah and Tom” (1801)
- “An act to repeale a former law makeing Indians...
- “An Acte against Conjuration Witchcrafte and dealing with evill...
- “An Acte towching dyvers Orders for Artificers Laborers Servantes...
- “An Argument Before the General Court of Colonial Virginia”...
- “Articles, Laws, and Orders, Divine, Politic and Martial for...
- “Bettie Thomas-Lewis” from the Richmond Times (June 19, 1892)
- “Concerning Hireing of Servants” (1658)
- “Concerning Huie and Cries.” (March 1657)
- “Concerning Indians” (1662)
- “Concerning secret Marriages” (1658)
- “Cruelty of masters prohibited” (1662)
- “D. C. DeJarnette’s Letter to the Governor” in the...
- “Decision in the Trial of Anthony Burns”; an excerpt...
- “Denization of Herman” (January 28, 1661)
- “Eight hundred choise persons”; an excerpt from A Declaration...
- “Election of burgesses by whome” (1670)
- “English running away with negroes” (1661)
- “Executive Order 9981” (July 26, 1948)
- “General Order No. 3” (June 19, 1865)
- “How long Servants without Indentures shall Serve” (1658)
- “Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth...
- “Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth...
- “Man Servants getting any bastard child to make satisfaction...
- “Masters of Ships to provide fower months provisions” (1662)
- “Negro women not exempted from tax” (1668)
- “Negro womens children to serve according to the condition...
- “Northampton County Order Book, No. 18, f. 24” (July...
- “Report of the Committee of Investigation,” Richmond Enquirer (December...
- “Senate Joint Resolution No. 5” (February 8, 1950)
- “Standing Interrogatories,” Southern Claims Commission (1874)
- “The humble petition of Jane Webb” (August 16, 1722)
- “The order about Jayle birds” (1670)
- “The Petition of Thomas Savage” (February 10, 1725)
- “The Summarie of the Marshall Lawes.” (1612)
- “What tyme Indians serve” (1670)
- “Women Causing Scandalous Suites to be Ducked” (1662)
- “Women servants gott with child by their masters after...
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- “An act to empower the Governour and Council to...
- “An act to indemnify William Campbell, Walter Crockett, and...
- “Deposition of John Randolph in Regard to the Removal...
- “Messrs. Heermans and Waldron to Director Stuyvesant” (October 21/11,...
- “Nottoway Indians: Petition.” (December 11, 1821)
- “Saturday, September 21, 1734,” Journals of the House of...
- “Statement of W.E. Ashley, Jr., Chairman of Dismal Swamp...
- “The Minutes of Conferences held at Easton, in October,...
- “The Petition of the Heir of C. Terrant” (1831)
- “The Plan of Government as Originally Drawn by George...
- “Traverse B. Pinn, of Alexandria, Virginia. File Holder.” (August...
- “William G. Bozeman, Edith Turner v. TRST(S) OF Nottoway...
- "Lynch Law"; excerpt from Governor Philip W. McKinney's Address...
- Bigelow v. Forrest (December 1869)
- Buck v. Bell (May 2, 1927)
- Commonwealth versus Camillus Griffith (1823)
- Davis v. Crouch (January 1, 1876)
- El Requerimiento by Juan López de Palacios Rubios (1513)
- Ex Parte State of Virginia (March 1, 1880)
- Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections (March 24,...
- Inter caetera by Pope Alexander VI (May 4, 1493)
- Kinney v. the Commonwealth (October 3, 1878)
- La Trinidad Expedition Log (August 14, 1566)
- La Trinidad Expedition Log (August 24, 1566)
- La Trinidad Expedition Log (August 25, 1566)
- Loving v. Commonwealth (March 7, 1966)
- Loving v. Virginia (June 12, 1967)
- McVeigh v. United States (1871)
- Morgan v. Commonwealth (June 6, 1945)
- Morgan v. Virginia (June 3, 1946)
- Naim v. Naim (June 13, 1955)
- Norvell Lee v. Commonwealth of Virginia (September 7, 1949)
- Thomas’s Administrator v. Bettie Thomas Lewis (June 16, 1892)
- Underwood v. McVeigh (April 23, 1873)
- A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom (1779)
- A Black Indentured Servant Sues for His Freedom (1675)
- A Memoriall Concerning the Mal-administrations of His Excellency Francis...
- Aberdeen Petition (November 5, 1783)
- Account of the Lottery in Leicester by Rogert Hawfeilde...
- Address to the General Assembly by Governor James L....
- Affidavit of Powhatan Bouldin (November 14, 1883)
- Allan, Memoranda of Conversations with General Robert E. Lee...
- An act ascertaining the place for erecting the College...
- An Act Continuing the Act directing the building the...
- An act declaring what persons shall be deemed mulattoes...
- An act declaring who shall not bear office in...
- An Act establishing a Board of War (June 1779)
- An Act for better regulating and training the Militia...
- An act for better securing the payment of levies...
- An act for exempting the different societies of Dissenters...
- An Act for raising levies and recruits to serve...
- An act for re-enlisting the troops of this state...
- An act for regulating and disciplining the Militia (May...
- An Act for speedily recruiting the Virginia Regiments on...
- An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery (March...
- An act for the releife of such loyall persons...
- An act for the removal of the seat of...
- An act for the Seatinge of the middle Plantation...
- An ACT for the Voluntary Enslavement of Free Negroes,...
- An Act further declaring what shall be deemed unlawful...
- An ACT more effectually to restrain the practice of...
- An ACT providing for the voluntary enslavement of the...
- An Act to admit the State of Virginia to...
- An act to amend an act entitled, “an act...
- An act to amend an act entitled, "an act...
- An ACT to amend and explain an act further...
- An Act to amend and re-enact section 49 of...
- An Act to amend and re-enact the 9th section...
- An Act to amend the act concerning slaves, free...
- An act to authorize the manumission of slaves (1782)
- An ACT to define feeble-mindedness (1916)
- An Act to provide for the immediate registration of...
- AN ACT to restrict the jurisdiction of the Court...
- An Attack on the Mistress Elizabeth Bowen (1679)
- An Investigation into the Conduct of Thomas Jefferson; an...
- An Ordinance and Constitution of Treasurer and Company in...
- An Ordinance for providing arms and ammunition for the...
- Ann Williams Freedom Suit (1797)
- Appeal by Members of the Pleasants Family (September 26,...
- Articles of Peace (1677)
- Atha Sorrells v. A. T. Shields, Clerk, Petition for...
- Burgesses for the Assembly of 1619
- Carrie Buck Adjudged “Feeble-minded or Epileptic” (January 23, 1924)
- Carrie Buck Committed (January 23, 1924)
- Celebrating Marriage without License, or, etc.; How Punished (1924)
- Central College Board of Visitors Minutes (October 7, 1817)
- Chapter 161A of the Code of Virginia § 4097z–dd...
- Chapter 17 of Acts of the General Assembly of...
- Chapter 357 of Acts and Joint Resolutions (Amending the...
- Chapter 46B of the Code of Virginia § 1095h–m...
- Chapter CIII of the Code of Virginia (1860)
- Chapter CIX of the Code of Virginia (1849)
- Chapter CXCII of the Code of Virginia (1873)
- Col. R. E. Lee’s Report (October 19, 1859)
- Colored Persons and Indians Defined (1887)
- Colored Persons and Indians Defined (1924)
- Colored Persons and Indians Defined (1930)
- Constitution of the Union Burial Ground Society (January 23,...
- Contract and Recommendation for William Buckland (1755; 1759)
- Contract for Servant without an Indenture (1665)
- Contract to Provide Indentured Servant (1654)
- Contract to Teach Indentured Servant a Trade (1680)
- Court Ruling on Anthony Johnson and His Servant (1655)
- Debate in Virginia Ratifying Convention (June 15, 1788)
- Declaration of Independence (1776)
- Defining the Franchise (1646)
- Defining the Franchise (1655)
- Defining the Franchise (1656)
- Deposition of Chief Cook (August 25, 1917)
- Depositions for the Claim of Benjamin Summers (February 6,...
- Dismal Swamp Land Company Articles of Agreement (November 3,...
- Dr. John de Sequeyra Petition (October 26, 1779)
- Edmund Jenings Removed from Governor’s Council (1726)
- Excerpt from Holt Langston Claim (December 4, 1876)
- Excerpt from Robert Mush’s Revolutionary War Pension Application (1820)
- Excerpt from the Book of Negroes (August 1783)
- Excerpt from the Journal of the House of Burgesses...
- Excerpt from the Journal of the House of Burgesses,...
- Excerpts from a Transcript of Oral Arguments in Loving...
- Excerpts from Governor John Floyd’s Message to the General...
- Extract from Readjuster Governor William Evelyn Cameron’s annual message...
- First Charter of Virginia (1606)
- Fugitive Slave Clause, The Constitution of the United States...
- General Court Hears Case on Witchcraft (1626)
- General Court Responds to Runaway Servants and Slaves (1640)
- General Provisions as to Slaves (1860)
- George Washington’s Last Will and Testament (July 9, 1799)
- George Wythe’s Will and Three Codicils (June 11, 1806)
- Governor Effingham Reveals a Planned Slave Insurrection (1687)
- Governor Fred W. M. Holliday’s message vetoing the Barbour...
- High Court of Chancery Pleasants Injunction (March 16, 1798)
- House Joint Resolution No. 150 (2010)
- House Joint Resolution No. 171 (2010)
- House Joint Resolution No. 299 (February 7, 2002)
- House Joint Resolution No. 607 (2001)
- Instructions from Pedro Menéndez de Avilés to Pedro de...
- Inventory of George Thorpe’s Estate (1634)
- Irish Servants (1655)
- Jacob Rowe Sanctioned in Debate over Two Penny Bill...
- John Nickson Runs Away (1687)
- John Willoughby Jr. Petition (June 3, 1777)
- Johnston, Memoranda of Conversations with General Robert E. Lee...
- Journals of the Continental Congress (March 29, 1779)
- Judgment Against Carrie Buck (April 13, 1925)
- Judgment Against Richard and Mildred Loving (January 6, 1959)
- Judith Hope Petition (December 21, 1819)
- Lafayette’s Draft of the Declaration of the Rights of...
- Land Grant to Peter Hollow (October 8, 1766)
- Land Ordinance of 1785 (May 20, 1785)
- Last Will and Testament of William Christian (March 13,...
- Law Prohibiting Indentured Servants from Hiring Themselves Out (1643)
- Law Regulating Indentured Servants (1643)
- Law Regulating Marriage of Indentured Servants (1643)
- Laws Concerning Indentured Servants (1619)
- Lee’s Resolution (1776)
- Letter from Elizabeth (Betsey) McCarty to the Westmoreland County...
- Letter from the Council in Virginia to the Virginia...
- Letters Patents graunted by her Maiestie to Sir Humfrey...
- List of People Enslaved by Descendants of John Pleasants...
- List of People on La Trinidad Expedition (August 1,...
- Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation (1775)
- Loudoun County Anti-Slave Resolution (December 30, 1831)
- Madison’s Amendments to the Declaration of Rights (May 29–June...
- Marriage of Dr. Blair and Sarah Harrison (June 2,...
- Marriage within Prohibited Degrees, How Punished (1924)
- Mary Marshall Tabb Bolling’s Will (1814)
- Ned’s Freedom Suit (May 22, 1797)
- Notice of Appeal (October 3, 1924)
- Olive Branch Petition (1775)
- Pamunkey Indian Tribe Petition (October 4, 1798)
- Parishes and Tithes (1643)
- Person Performing Ceremony of Marriage Between; How Punished (1924)
- Petition from Citizens of Culpeper County (December 9, 1831)
- Petition from Citizens of Hanover County (December 11 and...
- Petition from Citizens of Northampton County (December 6, 1831)
- Petition from Inhabitants of Fauquier County (December 7, 1831)
- Petition from Inhabitants of Washington County (December 17, 1831)
- Petition from the Citizens of Buckingham County (December 16,...
- Petition from the Society of Friends, Charles City County...
- Petition from Women of Augusta County (January 19, 1832)
- Petition from Women of Fluvanna County (November 24, 1831)
- Petition of John Sturdivant (June 18, 1783)
- Petition of Nottoway Indians, Southampton County (December 11, 1821)
- Petition of the Inhabitants of Loudoun County (January 8,...
- Petition to Commit Carrie Buck (January 23, 1924)
- Petition to Sterilize Carrie Buck (September 10, 1924)
- Phillip Mongom Accused of Stealing Hogs (1660)
- Preservation of Racial Integrity (1924)
- Proclamation from Governor Nicholson (1690)
- Punishment for the Enslaved Man Sam (1688)
- Records of the Federal Convention (August 25, 1787)
- Recruiting Women to Come to Virginia; excerpts from the...
- Remonstrance to Congress (1781)
- Requesting to Hire an Indian Servant (1711)
- Rewarding Birkenhead (1663)
- Robert Carter III’s Deed of Gift (August 1, 1791)
- Robert E. Lee’s Testimony before Congress (February 17, 1866)
- Royal Charter of the College of William and Mary...
- Runaway Servants (1643)
- Sarah Benjamin’s Eyewitness Account of the Surrender at Yorktown...
- Second Charter of Virginia (1609)
- Separation of Races (1926)
- Ship manifest detailing the transport of 92 enslaved persons...
- Sir Walter Raleigh’s Patent to Settle Virginia (1584)
- Speech by John C. Underwood (January 16, 1868)
- Statement by Francis Preston Blair (April 14, 1871)
- Tax on Religion; an excerpt from the Journal of...
- Testimony about the Gloucester County Conspiracy (1663)
- Testimony about the York County Conspiracy (1661)
- Testimony of Charles D. Noel (November 13, 1883)
- Testimony of George A. Lea (February 15, 1884)
- Testimony of Hense Lawson (February 18, 1884)
- Testimony of R. W. Glass (February 15, 1884)
- Testimony of Robert J. Adams (February 19, 1884)
- Text A of the Virginia Plan, Presented by Edmund...
- The Case of Grace Sherwood (1706)
- The Case of John Graweere (March 31, 1641)
- The Case of Wahanganoche; an excerpt from the Journals...
- The Constitution of the United States (1787–1992)
- The Constitution of Virginia (1776)
- The Deaths of Elizabeth Abbott and Elias Hinton (1624)
- The Election of Governor Thomas Nelson; an excerpt from...
- The Federalist Papers: No. 10 (November 23, 1787)
- The Federalist Papers: No. 42 (January 22, 1788)
- The Federalist Papers: No. 54 (February 12, 1788)
- The General Assembly Adjourns (1776)
- The General Assembly Convenes (1619)
- The humble Petition of Jane Dickenson Widdowe (1624)
- The Humble Petition of Sarah Drummond (1677)
- The Indian Citizenship Act (June 2, 1924)
- The Manumission of Lucy Brooks and Her Children (1862)
- The Mistreatment of Servant Charetie Dallen (1649)
- The Need for a New Governor of Virginia; an...
- The Statutes of the College of William and Mary...
- The Treaty of Fort Stanwix (November 5, 1768)
- The Treaty of Hard Labor (October 14, 1768)
- The Treaty of Lochaber (October 18, 1770)
- The Virginia Declaration of Rights, First Draft (1776)
- Third Charter of Virginia (1612)
- Thomas Jefferson’s Acceptance Speech for the Position of Governor;...
- Thomas Jefferson’s Argument in Howell v. Netherland (1770)
- Thomas Jefferson’s Election to a Second Term as Governor;...
- Thomas Jefferson’s Election to Governor; an excerpt from the...
- Treaty Ending the Third Anglo-Powhatan War (1646)
- Treaty of Paris (1783)
- Trial of George Wythe Sweeney (June 2 and 23,...
- U.S. Senate Resolution 39 (June 13, 2005)
- University of Virginia Board of Visitors Minutes (July 4–7,...
- University of Virginia Board of Visitors Minutes (July 5–6,...
- University of Virginia Board of Visitors Minutes (October 4–5,...
- Virginia Ordinance of Secession (April 17, 1861)
- Virginia Resolves on the Stamp Act (1765)
- Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Decision in Pleasants v....
- VIRGINIA: In the High Court of Chancery, MARCH 16,...
- When Marriages Not Void for Want of Authority (1924)
- Will and Codicil of John Wayles (1760, 1772–1773)
- Will and Codicil of Thomas Jefferson (1826)
- Will of Ambrose Madison (July 31, 1732)
- Will of Bathurst Skelton
- Will of Dolley Madison (February 1, 1841)
- Will of George Washington Parke Custis (March 26, 1855)
- Will of Martha Jefferson Randolph (April 18, 1834)
- Will of Mary Willing Byrd (December 1813)
- Will of Nancy Tarrant (July 26, 1843)
- Will of Richard Hakluyt (the elder) (September 13, 1587)
- Will of Richard Hakluyt (the younger) (August 20, 1612)
- William Breedlove Application for Pardon (December 18, 1863)
- William Flora Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants (1806)
