Pretty much forgotten amid the weekend's commemorative events was a
by-product of the evacuation fire that continues to affect anyone
attempting research about 17th, 18th, and antebellum Virginia -- the
destruction huge quantities of the commonwealth's archives, as well as
county records brought to Richmond for safe-keeping, with the burning of
the General Court building.

For details about the loss of county records in 1865 (and on other
occasions) check out this link on the LVA website:
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn30_lostrecords.pdf

For an overview of the tragic loss of pre-1820s Virginia records, a 16-page
inventory compiled by Conway Robinson in 1829 (ms at LVA) was published in
the 2d edition of the *Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial
Virginia* that the Library published in 1979.




Jon Kukla
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On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Deal, John (LVA) <
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> The Fall of Richmond in April 1865 signaled the beginning of the end of
> the Civil War and institutionalized slavery in the United States. From
> April 1 through April 4, 2015, Richmond will commemorate this momentous
> event in American history through a powerful and inclusive four-day series
> of programs, including exhibits at the Library of Virginia.
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> For more information go to http://richmondsjourney.org/
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