The Militia Laws of this Commonwealth.

• imprint_number: 1808.021
• title: The militia laws of this commonwealth, and of the United States, with the articles of war.
• sequence_number: 21
• year: 1808
• place_issued: Richmond
• issuing_press: Thomas Nicolson
• author: Hening, William Waller (1768-1828), comp.
• notes: Contracted in response to the Chesapeake-Leopold Affair of June 1807; the Council of State ordered this collection published after the Assembly adjourned in February 1808; Hening was paid on April 7th for researching and compiling the text, while Nicolson was paid on May 2nd for printing 5500 copies of this title; the Virginia laws herein date from 1804 to 1808, while the U.S. laws are from 1792 to 1806.
  
  
• Related Bios:
  • William Waller Hening
  • Thomas Nicolson

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