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Ohio County Petition, 1845 December 10
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Ohio County
Index Card Notes: To the honorable, the general assembly of Virginia: Whereas, a petition is now in circulation, intended to be presented to your honorable body, praying your interference with the banks of the city of Wheeling making it obligatory upon them to issue notes of a denomination less than $5.00; Your petitioners respectfully represent... That our business operations can be conducted successfully without the use of small notes -- the present...
Dates:
1845 December 10
Wood County Petition, 1845 December 12
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Wood County
Index Card Notes: To the general assembly of Virginia: The undersigned citizens of the county of Wood again present themselves before your honorable body for the legislative privilege of improving our condition, by the construction of a railroad from some point on the South Branch of the Potomac River, through north western Virginia to the Ohio River, not below the mouth of the Little Kanawha River.
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Dates:
1845 December 12
Ohio County Petition, 1845 December 24
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Ohio County
Index Card Notes: Memorial to the legislature of Virginia. The undersigned, citizens of the county of Ohio, humbly represent to the general assembly that we have been mortified at the exhibition of the fact, that so many of the citizens of this commonwealth can neither read nor write... We desire to see some system adopted that will afford to all the advantages, at least, of ordinary instruction.
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Dates:
1845 December 24
Ohio County Petition, Bank Money, 1846 January 01
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Ohio County
Index Card Notes: To the honorable, the general assembly of Va.: the undersigned, your petitioners, respectfully present, that we cannot conduct our business operations without the use of notes smaller than the denomination of $5. Our banks are prohibited from emitting such notes... We pray your honorable body that you will grant to the banks of Wheeling the privilege, and make it their duty to issue notes of a denomination less than $5 to the extent of...
Dates:
1846 January 01
Brooke County Petition, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Terminus, 1846 January 05
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Brooke County
Index Card Notes: To the honorable the general assembly of VA. The memorial of the undersigned, citizens of Brooke County, respectfully represents that your memorialists are informed an application will be urged upon your body, for an alteration of the act of last session granting a right of way to the B&O for a terminus for their work on the Ohio River at any point north of the Little Kanawha... Your memorialists respectfully remonstrate against...
Dates:
1846 January 05
Taylor County Petition, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Right of Way, 1846 January 06
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Taylor County
Index Card Notes: To the honorable the general assembly of VA. The memorial of the undersigned, citizens of the County of Taylor respectfully represents that they are informed that an application will be urged upon your honorable body, for an alteration of the act of the last session granting a right of way to the B&O RR. company, so as to permit that co. to select a terminus for their work upon the Ohio River as far down as the Little Kanawha......
Dates:
1846 January 06
Monongalia County Petition, Road Contractors Pay, 1846 January 09
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Monongalia County
Index Card Notes: To the honorable the general assembly of Virginia. The memorial of the undersigned citizens of Monongalia Co. VA. pray your honorable body to authorize the Board of Public Works to pay the contractors on the Fishing Creek and Smithfield Road for the work already done. The amounts due, are generally to the poor and needy persons, who are now suffering for the necessaries of life; having expended nearly all their property in...
Dates:
1846 January 09
Fayette County Petition, Partition, 1846 January 13
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Fayette County
Index Card Notes: To the general assembly of VA.: the undersigned, inhabitants of the Counties of Fayette, Nicholas, and Greenbrier, respectfully represent to the Senate and House of Delegates of VA., that, in their opinion, a new County should be erected out of the parts of the three counties mentioned... your petitioners pray the legislature will pass an act on the above said lines...etc.
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Dates:
1846 January 13
Lynchburg Town Petition, James River & Kanawha Canal, 1846 January 17
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Lynchburg, Virginia
Index Card Notes: To the general assembly of Virginia: your memorialists, citizens of the Counties of Bedford and Campbell and the town of Lynchburg, would most respectfully ask leave to present to your honorable body, their views of the great importance of forming a connection between the James River and Kanawha Canal and tide-water at Richmond; whereby the boats navigating the canal, could at times be placed along side the sea-going vessels in...
Dates:
1846 January 17
Botetourt County Petition, Memorial to the legislature of Virginia, 1846 January 21
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Botetourt County
Index Card Notes: Memorial to the legislature of Virginia. The undersigned, citizens of Botetourt Co., humbly represent to the general assembly:-- that we have been mortified at the exhibition of the fact, that so many citizens of this Commonwealth can neither read or write... we desire to see some system adopted, that will afford to all, the advantage, at least, of ordinary instruction...
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Dates:
1846 January 21