Ritchie County Petition, 1854 February 10

Place of Publication: Ritchie County
Index Card Notes: To the legislature of Virginia. Your petitioners, voters of Ritchie County, respectfully represent that they feel themselves, and consider the people of Virginia,...Injured by the traffic in ardent spirits and liquors...your petitioners pray your honorable body to enact a law prohibiting within this commonwealth the sale or barter of any intoxicating liquor, except for...and that the law shall not take effect until it has been submitted to the voters of Va. at the polls...etc. Xerox Copy Purchase. Va. State Library 10/29/74

Subject(s): Prohibition.