Moving to a new country and starting a life there is never easy, even if Great Uncle Angus left you a sprawling estate in the Virginia Piedmont. Read more about immigrants and inheritance in today's The UncommonWealth. https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2020/11/18/alien-lands-land-ownership-and-inheritance-laws-for-immigrants-in-virginia/ *Vincent T. Brooks* Senior Local Records Archivist Library of Virginia 800 East Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 804-692-3525 Fax 804-692-2277 *The Uncommonwealth* <https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at https://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).