Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Land Office. Letters sent from the Virginia Land Office, 1913-1922. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 127, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

Accession LOI 127 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.

Historical Information

The act which established the previous Land Office passed the General Assembly on 22 June 1779. The register was the head of the Office and was appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the legislature. The office of the Superintendent of Weights and Measures was abolished by an act of 7 February 1867, and his duties were transferred to the register of the Land Office. The records of the Land Office which were in the custody of the Secretary of the Commonwealth were transferred to the State Library, and, by Act of Assembly on 5 March 1952, the duties of the regsiter of the Land Office were transferred from the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the state librarian.

Scope and Content

These records contain copies of outgoing letters from John W. Richardson, Register of the Land Office, whose position had included the duties of the superintendent of weights and measures since 1867. The records include correspondence related to laws on standardization of weights and measures; maintenance of the grounds of Capitol Square and orders related to Capitol Square; a request to William Redfield, Secretary of Commerce for a copy of a speech; and distribution of information on county and city sealers. A majority of the letters date to 1922.

Index Terms

Persons:

• John W. Richardson

Corporate Names:

• Virginia. Land Office.
• Virginia. Superintendent of Weights and Measures.

Subjects:

• Weights and measures -- Law and legislation.
• Weights and measures -- Virginia.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Letters (correspondence).
• State government records.