Hening's Statutes at Large, Volume 3.

• imprint_number: 1812.108
• title: The statutes at large. Being a collection of all the laws of Virginia, from the first session of the legislature, in the year 1619. Published pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed on the fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eight. Volume III. … 1684-1710. Historical documents from 1682 to 1710.
• sequence_number: 108
• year: 1812
• place_issued: Richmond
• issuing_press: Samuel Pleasants
• author: Hening, William Waller (1768-1828), comp.
• notes: In February 1808, after two decades of sporadic discussion, the General Assembly authorized publication of the colonial-era laws of Virginia in a series of volumes edited by William Waller Hening, then clerk of the High Court of Chancery; the second volume was printed in the fall of 1810, but not issued until January 1811 as Hening was only allowed to charge the state for one volume per year, and he had been paid for volume I in early 1810. This volume was printed in late 1812, in expectation that it could be billed for 1812; however, it did not issue until February 1813, a result of problems having the completed text inspected and certified by examiners empowered by the Assembly.
  Hening's project ran to 13 volumes, covering the statutes enacted from 1619 to 1792; but it also took 15 years to complete as result of financial issues, unexpected changes in printers, and missing certification documents: volume I issued in January 1810 (1809.034), volume II issued in January 1811 (1810.092), volume III in February 1813 (this item), volume IV in 1816 (1814.105), volumes V & VI in 1819 (1819.040 & 1819.041), volume VII in 1820 (1820.043), volumes VIII & IX in 1821; volume X in 1821, and finally volumes XI, XII & XIII in 1823.
  The Early American Imprints Series filmed the first six volumes under the entry number used by Shaw & Shoemaker for volume I (19121).
  
  
• Related Bios:
  • William Waller Hening
  • Samuel Pleasants, Jr.

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