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A Collection of the Laws of Virginia – 1809 (Hening’S Statutes at Large)

Caselaw Access Project - Virginia

The Caselaw Access Project (“CAP”) expands public access to U.S. law. The goal is to make all published U.S. court decisions freely available to the public online, in a consistent format, digitized from the collection of the Harvard Law School Library.

First Charter of Virginia (1606) - Encyclopedia Virginia

Google Books - Virginia Statutes

Search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state. For each book, view the book within your web browser or hover over "EBOOK - FREE" and choose the ebook option you wish to download.

Hathi Trust Digital Library - Virginia Statutes

Catalog search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state.

Hening's Statutes at Large

Transcriptions of Hening's Statutes at Large for Virginia, covering laws spanning 1619-1792. This website also has an alphabetical index of the people mentioned.

Hening's Statutes at Large

Being a Collection of all the Laws of Virginia from the first session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619.

Internet Archive Texts - American Libraries - Virginia Statutes

Catalog search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state.

Law and Court Cases - Encyclopedia Virginia

Law Library of Congress - Guide to Law Online - Virginia

A directory of law resources for the state: Constitution, Executive, Judicial, Legislative, Legal Guides, General Sources.

Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall - Encyclopedia Virginia

Library of Virginia - Legislative Petitions (Research Notes Number 18)

As the primary catalyst for legislation in the commonwealth, petitions addressed public improvements, military claims, divorce, manumission of slaves, division of counties, incorporation of towns, religious freedom, and taxation, among other concerns.

Slave Law in Colonial Virginia: A Timeline

The Common Law of England in Virgina from 1776 to 1830 Updated

By J. Thomas Wren, University of Richmond.

The Federal and State Constitutions, 7 vols. | Online Library of Liberty

Francis Newton Thorpe was commissioned by the U.S. Congress to edit a 7 volume collection of Colonial, Federal and State constitutions in 1906. The volumes are in alphabetical order, with Volume 1 dealing with United States-Alabama-District of Columbia; Vol. 2 Florida-Kansas; Vol. 3 Kentucky-Massachusetts; Vol. 4 Michigan-New Hampshire; Vol. 5 New Jersey-Philippine Islands; Vol. 6 Porto Rico-Vermont; Vol. 7 Virginia-Wyoming.

The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws[...] Vol. VII Virginia—Wyoming—Index (Google Books)

Series by Francis Newton Thorpe.

The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws[...] Volumes I-VII (HathiTrust)

Series by Francis Newton Thorpe. Various options for a full view of each volume.

The Legal Genealogist - The laws of the Old Dominion

Blog by Judy G. Russell.

The Virginia Slave Code of 1705

U.S. Colonial Laws: Virginia - LibGuides - Bowling Green State University

This guide lists sources of laws of the original thirteen colonies.