Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts

Download or read book Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts written by Virginia Virginia and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts: From January 1, 1782, to December 31, 1784, Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond The modern demand for histories of the people, in contrast with histories of rulers and governments, has revolutionized, in large degree, historical com position, and given a value to the Virginia State Calendar, and similar works, which cannot be two highly estimated. The sacrifices made by Virginia in the conquest of liberty and the establishment of a government which are the common property of the people of the United States, (so fully recorded in these papers, ) will much increase the sense of obligation to Virginia, felt by all. To the historical student interested in the original manuscripts preserved in the archives of the Commonwealth, it may be proper to state that, in the superintendence of this volume, while passing through the press and in the preparation of the index, I have had ample means of knowing that this work of Dr. Palmer is marked by unusual accuracy in transcription and judgment in annotation - so important in works of this character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.