Acts of the General Assembly, Passed at the Regular Session, Held December Second, 1861at the City of Wheeling
- Wheeling, [WV]: Daily Press Book and Job Office, 1862
Wheeling, [WV]: Daily Press Book and Job Office, 1862. First Edition. Octavo (22cm). Modern orange buckram; 111pp. Very Good.
Acts passed while West Virginia was in the process of separating from Virginia and forming a new state. Delegates met to write a state constitution from November 26, 1861, to February 18, 1862. The state was formally admitted to the Union in 1863, on the condition that the state abolish slavery.
Acts passed while West Virginia was in the process of separating from Virginia and forming a new state. Delegates met to write a state constitution from November 26, 1861, to February 18, 1862. The state was formally admitted to the Union in 1863, on the condition that the state abolish slavery.