Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, Passed in 1861, in the Eighty Fifth Year of The Commonwealth

Richmond: William F. Ritchie, 1861. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 379 pages, Marbled paper covered boards with leather spine. Covers are worn and scuffed. Leather is dry, rubbed, and chipped head of the spine. Front joint is cracked and the front cover loose but attached. Interior contents lightly toned and clean inside. "E Gooch Amherst CH, VA" written on the right front flyleaf. Later owner's name label located top of the spine. Same name written on the the right front flyleaf, title page and rear end sheet (Thomas B. Robertson Eastwill, Virginia).

Collation as follows [1] page blank, pages 1-44 "Appendix. Ordinances Adopted by the Convention of Virginia in Secret Session, April and May 1861", pages 45-46 "Convention Between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Confederate States of America", pages 47- 69 "Ordinances Adopted by The Convention of Virginia, At the Adjourned Session in June and July 1861", [1] page blank, pages 71-73 "Index", [1] page blank, [1] page "Resolutions Adopted by the Virginia State Convention, July 1, 1861", [1] page blank.

Several laws adopted by "The Convention of Virginia in Secret Session, in April and May 1861" regarding the Confederacy, Army, Navy, etc. are located in the Appendix.

Parrish & Willingham 4385.