The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14

\ Bill hppropriating $500 for the society
60 Aid Ira Their Patriotic Work.


The following hn was introduced in
the Senate yesterday.
A hill 20 appropriate tho sum of s-op
90 assist the Society of Colonial Danes
Of America in Virginia in their patriotic
work of copying and preserving certain
parish vcsiry-looks and register. rum
ming from flr year iiH 10 1850. which
contain records of value 10 the Common
wealth and the citizens thereof.
Whereas tle Society of the Colonial
Danes Of America in the state of VIZ
rina have undertaken the patriotic task
of copying and preserving certain parish
vesir} books and registers. running from
tho year 1858 20 ls>. which have been
stored in the library of the Theological
Seminary. near Alexandra. Va. which
said records contain historical matter
of value 90 tho Commonwealth in pee
gard to boundary lines. births marriage.
and deaths. and which said records are
now in bad condition and not indcXed.
now. therefore.
D. he DO enacted boy the General As
semhiy of Virginia, That the sum of
five hundred dollars be- and the same d.
hereby appropriated ana ordered 20 Doe
paid ont of any money IN the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, 10 the So
cieiy oi the Colonial Danes Of America, On
the State OF Virginia. to assist the said
society in thelr patriotic work OF COPY
ing and preserving the said reDoNis, which
comprise the following parish vestry
books and rcglsters--to-wit.
List OF parish Vestry-books and regis
t.fs deposited an the Theological Semi
nary of Virginia. near Alexandria, Va.
Abingdon parish. Gloucester county
reeister from 1913 10 lf,0.
Abemarle parish. Essex county, YES
try-book. i7+2 % ll,2.
Antrim parish Halifax county vesiry-
book. 1862 10 1868.
Busland parish. New Kent county.
vesuy-hook il2- 20 1916.
Charles parish. York county, register,
lGl, 60 l>p.
Christ Church parish. Midd!esox coun-
ty. vesiry book. ll65 20 lit'.
CUNT erland parish, Luncnbufg county,
yestry-book Ii5 10 1881.
Dittengen parish. Prince William coun-
IS. register. llii-iN-.
Dumfrics Church parish, Fairfax cOun-
IS. register ls9-l,-i.
Frederick parish. Frederick county,
yestry-book l,fi-lslS.
Freiericksville parish. Louisa county,
yesfry-hook 1919.
Hanover parish. King George county,
vcstry-bo0k lii2-i1S2.
Frcdericksvllle parish. Louisa county.
ye,try-book, l7iZ-ll'2.
Kingston. Mathews county, register.
l0s-fssi.
Kingston. Mathews county. vestry- book.
l51s-l7s2.
Lexington parish yestiT book, is19-isso.
Lunenburg parish. register lisl-l9p.
MddleseX parish. register. l"3~l.tv-
Petsoe parish Gloucester county. yes
try-bOOk lsU-il,a.
Sheihurn parish, loudoun county, YES
try-book. iilf-tsG.
81. Georges parish spotsylyania coun-
Is. vesiry-hook. i7Z6-l.i5.
81. Georges parish. spotsyiFania coun-
~. yestry-bOok, ll3j-il3l.
~. James parish. Northampton county
vestry-boOk. 1lH-lsif.
ST. Johns parish. Richmond county. yes
try-book.
ST. Marks parish, Cuipeper county yes
try-book. i1e0-l1sl
s.. Patrick's parish. vestry-nook l'''-
l71s.
81 paurs parish. Hanover county yes
iry-bOOk. llD5-llN.
81. Peters parish. New Kent county
vestry book and register. i6'6-l'Ss.
ST. Peters parish. eNw kenty county
register. l73i-l763
stratton Major parish. King and queen
county. yestry book. is29-l7s5.
Upper parish, Nansemond county. reg
ister l1l3-ll9i
And the copies Of the records aforesaid.
when completed. arc 70 be placed by the
Fald society IN The State library, az
Richmond fer the use OF the Common
wealth and her cltlzens.
?. This ac' shsu - ~
its pasSRge.