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Circular to State Proxies and Directors, 1854
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Richmond, Virginia
Index Card Notes: Drinkard, W.R. Circular to State Proxies and Directors. /Text begins./ /Richmond, n.d/ Circular letter printed on one side of 4 pages. /Two pages missing./ Signed: W.R. Drinkard, Secretary of the Board of P. Works. Dated/ on verso in mss.: 1854.
Source: J. M. Bennett 1960 Nov
Dates:
1854
Marshall County Petition, 1854 January 06
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Marshall County
Index Card Notes: To the general assembly of Virginia: the undersigned, citizens of Marshall and Ohio counties, respectfully represent...they are in dire need of a road to convey their productions to a market. Such a road would exted from a point on the national turnpike and also on the Hempfield Railroad, to a suitable point on the Pennsylvania Line--A distance of about 20 Miles. The place of intersection with the National road is about 5 miles...
Dates:
1854 January 06
Harrison County Petition, 1854 January 18
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Harrison County
Index Card Notes: To the legislature of Virginia. Your petitioners, voters of the county of Harrison, respectfully represent--that they feel themselves, and people of Va. Greatly injured by the traffic in liquor and spirits...your petitioners therefore pray your honorable body to enact a law, prohibiting within the commonwealth, the sale or barter of any intoxicating liquor...and with a further provision, that the law shall not take effect until it...
Dates:
1854 January 18
Kanawha County Petition, 1854 January 18
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Kanawha County
Index Card Notes: To the legislature of Virginia. Your petitioners, inhabitants, and voters, of the county of Kanawha, respectfully represent: that they feel themselves, and consider the people of Virginia, greatly aggrieved and inured by the traffic in ardent and other intoxicating 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...
Dates:
1854 January 18
Logan County Petition, 1854 January 18
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Logan County
Index Card Notes: To the legislature of Virginia. Your petitioners, voters of the county of Logan, respectfully represent--that they feel themselves, and consider all the people of Virginia, aggrieved and injured by the traffic in spirits...Liquors:...Your petitioners pray your honorable body to enact a law, prohibiting within this commonwealth the sale or barter of any intoxicating liquor...and with a further provision that the law shall not take...
Dates:
1854 January 18
Monroe County Petition, 1854 January 18
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Monroe County
Index Card Notes: To the legislature of Virginia. Your petitioners, inhabitants, and voters in the county of Monroe, respectfully represent, that they feel themselves, and all the people of Virginia...injured by the traffic in spirits and intoxicating liquors...your petitioners pray your honorable body to enact a law prohibiting within this commonwealth, the sale or barter of any intoxicating liquors, except for...and that the law shall not take...
Dates:
1854 January 18
Marshall County Petition, 1854 January 27
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Marshall County
Index Card Notes: Memorial. To the honorable, the legislature of Virginia: we the undersigned petitioners, citizens of Marshall county, state of Va, being deeply impressed with the great and growing evils of intemperance in this county and also of the inefficiency of the existing laws to regulate or suppress this traffic--we petition your honorable body to enact a law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of ardent spirits as a beverage, similar to...
Dates:
1854 January 27
Monongalia County Petition, 1854 February 03
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Monongalia County
Index Card Notes: To the legislature of Virginia: Whereas, on the 1st day of June, 1852, there was an act passed the general assembly of Virginia, providing for opening and keeping in repair the county roads in the counties of Monongalia, Wetzell and Marshall, (Chapter 176 of the Acts of Assembly of 1852, for requirements)...Voters were ignorant of objections in said acts...find it oppressive, humbly ask your honorable body to repeal that portion...
Dates:
1854 February 03
Ohio County Petition, 1854 February 03
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Place of Publication: Ohio County
Index Card Notes: To the general assembly of Virginia: The undersigned, merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, laborers, and other citizens of Wheeling, do respectfully represent that it is the general desire of this entire community that the general assembly shall renew the charter of the merchants' and mechanics' bank of Wheeling, and the Northwestern bank of Virginia...the undersigned pray that the charters of these institutions may be renewed...
Dates:
1854 February 03
Ritchie County Petition, 1854 February 10
Item — Map Cabinet: 2, Drawer: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
1854 February 10