Project Gutenberg 2012-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 96 Hiden, Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) 1883 1959 Hiden, Martha Woodroof How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Eric Skeet, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation" by Martha W. Hiden is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book provides a detailed overview of the formation of counties in Virginia, tracing back to their conceptual origins and the establishment of local governance in the early colonial period. It examines the economic and social factors that prompted the creation and organization of these jurisdictions, reflecting on the evolution of justice accessibility for the growing population. At the start of the text, the author introduces the context of colonial Virginia, emphasizing that the settlers not only brought their physical possessions but also their laws, customs, and religion from England. The narrative outlines the early governmental structure, noting significant legislative actions from the establishment of the first General Assembly in 1619 to the eventual creation of counties as a response to population growth and the need for accessible judicial systems. This opening segment thus sets the foundation for the parameters in which future discussions on county formation and governance will be framed, highlighting both the historical and legal aspects that shaped Virginia's development as a colony. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Virginia -- History Counties -- Virginia -- History Virginia -- History, Local F206 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 340992 340877 2024-09-16T12:21:53.227921 2023-09-17T07:06:10.753249 text/html text/html 316215 2012-03-14T22:41:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1047618 2012-03-14T22:45:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1171149 2024-09-16T12:22:05.466825 application/epub+zip 1176893 2024-09-16T12:21:57.639885 application/epub+zip 148268 2024-09-16T12:21:55.579884 application/epub+zip 1648183 2024-09-16T12:22:09.900809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1593121 2024-09-16T12:22:03.474854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302448 2022-09-18T03:49:34.658152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229708 229628 2024-09-16T12:21:51.529916 2023-09-17T07:06:09.220236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 229396 2012-03-14T22:38:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73989 2012-03-14T22:38:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 229405 2012-03-14T22:38:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73993 2012-03-14T22:38:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20251 2024-09-16T12:22:10.047799 application/rdf+xml 24803 2024-09-16T12:21:56.015891 image/jpeg 4500 2024-09-16T12:21:55.796873 image/jpeg 1175451 2024-09-16T12:21:53.282925 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog