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Proceedings of the Committees of Safety of Cumberland and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia
"The Committee on Safety for these two eastern Virginia counties during this crucial time period mark a time when the militia units were very important in the colonies. A militia unit was composed of local men between the ages of 16 - 50 who formed the defense of the area as volunteers. At this time, there was very little of a standing army and so the volunteer soldier protected the frontier. This volume details the militia at this time in these two counties."--Publisher's website.
The Virginia Committee System and the American Revolution
This study of the Virginia committee system in its relationship to the American Revolution has been made in the main from source material, much of which has been utilized by writers who have studied these committees as isolated units rather than as parts of a well developed system. The author believes that an institutional and historical continuity runs through the committee system of the Virginia legislature, and that these committees are connected in a vital and intimate way with the so-called revolutionary committees of the transition period from colony to commonwealth. To show the continuity, to explain the organization of the committees of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and to show th...
The Virginia Committee System and the American Revolution (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Virginia Committee System and the American Revolution This study of the Virginia committee system in its rela tionship to the American Revolution has been made in the main from source material, much of which has been utilized by writers who have studied these committees as isolated units rather than as parts of a well developed system. The author believes that an institutional and historical continu ity runs through the committee system of the Virginia legis lature, and that these committees are connected in a vital and intimate way with the so-called revolutionary commit tees of the transition period from colony to commonwealth. To show the continuity, to explain the organi...
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