1777- , Delaware, State, Journals of the Council/Senate (MS & print)

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Journal of the Council/Senate of Delaware, 1777-, Dover, var. official printers, 1777-. (The name “Delaware” was first given to the river of that
name and its bay on the Atlantic. It was derived from the honorific of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Ware, an English nobleman and Virginia’s first
colonial governor. The territory that is now the State of Delaware was for many years merely a group of European settlements located to the west of the
lower Delaware River and its bay. For most of its settled period prior to the American Revolution this area was ruled from elsewhere. From 1631 the area
hosted a colony of the Dutch West India Company, which ran a small settlement called Swanendael until 1633, when the settlers were wiped out by
Indians. In 1638 a Swedish colony, New Sweden, was established at Fort Christina, the site of modern Wilmington. Swedish rule lasted until 1655, when Peter
Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam {now Manhattan} defeated the Swedes, but allowed them to remain in residence under Dutch rule. When, in
1664, the British defeated the Dutch in the New World, Charles II granted proprietary rights over all former Dutch territories to his brother, the
Duke of York. Under the Duke of York period, 1664-1682, the South River Area {the Dutch name for Delaware} was renamed the Colony of New-Castle. In 1681
Charles II gave a charter for Pennsylvania to William Penn. A year later Penn succeeded in having the area on the West Bank of the Delaware estuary
{then called the “Lower Counties on the Delaware”; i.e. New-Castle, Kent & Sussex} added to his grant. This gave Pennsylvania Colony a much coveted
direct access to the sea. Between 1682-1704 the Lower Counties were ruled from Philadelphia. However, in 1701 Penn granted the Lower Counties the right
to an independent General Assembly; although they continued to share a governor with Pennsylvania for the rest of the colonial period. The first
General Assembly was held at New-Castle in 1704, and the Lower Counties exercised this limited self-government from then until the American Revolution.
Since there were no printers in the Lower Counties at the time, the journals of its first assemblies were printed in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin,
the jurisdiction’s official printer from 1729 to 1760. In the latter year, James Adams, a printer, set up shop in Wilmington and became official
printer. In 1776 the Lower Counties comprised one of the original thirteen colonies declaring independence from England. At this point the unique colony, by
resolution of the Continental Congress, was officially fully severed from Pennsylvania and named “Delaware”. The first state constitution was adopted
in 1776, with one of its provisions being the establishment of a legislature with two chambers, the House of Assembly and The Council; later the
Senate. In 1777 the capital was moved from New-Castle to Dover, in Kent County because of that settlement’s more central location, and also because it was
felt to be safer from British raiders plying the Delaware River.) At the time of microfilming the Early State Records Collection, the Library of
Congress was unable to locate a document for the following sessions: October 17, 1776-May 1782; January 6-February 8, 1783 (adj. session); May 16-June 23,
1783 (adj. session); January 7-February 2, 1788 (adj. session); May 28-June 11, 1788 (adj. session); and, May 31-June 3 (call. session). (Those in
the Early State Records collection were digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Public Archives Commissions in Dover, Delaware,
Delaware State Library, and the Library of Congress).

Title: Journal of the Senate : reformatted from the original and including, Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Council ...

OCLC Number: 933303996

Available Volumes

Name	Fiche Count	Online	Paper Backup
1782 Oct. 20-Nov. 1, Reg. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1782 Oct. 20-Nov. 1, Reg. sess. (MS),c.2		Yes	No
1783 Oct. 20-Nov. 15, Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1783 Oct. 20-Nov. 15, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1784 Jan. 5-13, Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1784 Jan. 5-13, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1784 Mar. 29-Apr. 9, Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1784 Mar. 29-Apr. 9, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1784 May 24-June 26 (MS)		Yes	No
1784 May 24-June 26, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1784 Oct. 20-31, Reg. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1784 Oct. 20-30, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1785 Jan. 3-Feb. 5, Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1785 Jan. 3-Feb. 5, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1785 May 16-June 6, Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1785 May 16-June 6, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1785 Oct. 20-Nov. 5, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1786 Jan. 3-Feb. 3, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1786 May 29-June 24 , Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1786 May 29-June 24 , Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1786 Oct. 20-28, Reg. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1786 Oct. 20-28, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1787 Jan. 9-Feb. 6, Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1787 Jan. 9-Feb. 6, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1787 May 28-June 9, Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1787 May 28-June 9, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1787 Aug. 27-31, Spec. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1787 Aug. 27-31, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1787 Oct. 20-Nov. 11, Reg. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1787 Oct. 20-Nov. 11, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1788 Oct. 20-28, Reg. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1788 Oct. 20-28, Reg. sess. (MS), c.2 (inc.)		Yes	No
1789 Jan. 12-Feb. 4, Adj. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1789 Feb. 4 (Typescript)		Yes	No
1789 May 26-June 5, Call sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1789 May 26-June 5, Call sess. (Typescript)		Yes	No
1789 Oct. 20-24 (Typescript)		Yes	No
1790 Jan. 4-29 (MS)		Yes	No
1790 Jan. 4-29, Adj. sess. (MS), c.2		Yes	No
1790 Oct. 20-26 (MS)		Yes	No
1790 Oct. 20-26, Reg. sess. (MS), c.2		Yes	No
1791 Jan. 4-27 (MS)		Yes	No
1791 Jan. 4-29, Adj. sess. (MS), c.2		Yes	No
1792 Nov. 1-3, Call. sess.		Yes	No
1793 Jan. 1-Feb. 2, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1793 May 27-June 19, Call. sess.		Yes	No
1794 Jan. 7-Feb. 8, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1795 Jan. 6-Feb. 7, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1796 Jan. 5-Feb. 10, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1796 Nov. 9-11, Call. sess.		Yes	No
1797 Jan. 3-24, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1798 Jan. 2-27, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1800 Jan. 7-25, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1800 Nov. 3-5, Call sess.		Yes	No
1801 Jan. 6-30, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1802 Jan. 5-Feb. 5, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1803 Jan. 4-28, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1804 Jan. 3-27, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1804 Nov. 12-13, Call sess.		Yes	No
1805 Jan. 1-25, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1806 Jan. 7-Feb. 3, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1807 Jan. 6-Feb. 6, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1807 Aug. 4-13, Call sess.		Yes	No
1808 Jan. 5-Feb. 5, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1808 Nov. 14-16, Call sess.		Yes	No
1809 Jan. 3-Feb. 1, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1810 Jan. 2-Feb. 2, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1811 Jan. 1-Feb. 4, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1812 Jan. 7-Feb. 12, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1812 May 19-25, Call sess.		Yes	No
1812 Nov. 9-10, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1813 Jan. 5-Feb. 3, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1813 Apr. 6-15, Call sess.		Yes	No
1813 May 25-28, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1813 Aug. 24-25, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1814 Jan. 4-Feb. 16, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1815 Jan. 3-Feb. 10, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1816 Jan. 2-Feb. 16, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1816 Nov. 11-12, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1817 Jan. 7-Feb. 7, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1818 Jan. 6-Feb. 6, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1819 Jan. 5-Feb. 10, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1820 Jan. 4-Feb. 11, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1820 Nov. 13-14, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1821 Jan. 2-Feb. 5, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1822 Jan. 1-Feb. 8, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1823 Jan. 7-Feb. 7, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1824 Jan. 6-Feb. 2, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1824 Nov. 8-9, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1825 Jan. 4-Feb. 11, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1826 Jan. 3-Feb. 10, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1827 Jan. 2-Feb. 9, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1828 Nov. 10-11, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1829 Jan. 6-Feb. 14, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1830 Jan. 5-29, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1831 Jan. 4-28, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1832 Jan. 3-Feb. 4, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1833 Jan. 1-Feb. 8, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1835 Jan. 6-Feb. 13, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1835 July 21-25, Spec. sess. (inc.)		Yes	No
1836 June 14-20, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1837 Jan. 3-Feb. 22, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1839 Jan. 1-Feb. 22, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1841 Jan. 5-Feb. 22, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1843 Jan. 3-Feb. 28, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1845 Jan. 7-Feb. 25, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1847 Jan. 5-Feb. 26, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1849 Jan. 2-Feb. 28, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1851 Jan. 7-Mar. 6, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1852 Jan. 6-Feb. 27, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1853 Jan. 4-Mar. 4, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1855 Jan. 2-Mar. 2, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1857 Jan. 6-Mar. 5, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1859 Jan. 4-Feb. 25, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1861 Jan. 1-Mar. 8, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1861 Nov. 25-27, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1862 Jan. 14-Feb. 27, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1863 Jan. 6-Mar. 25, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1863 June 9-10, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
Index, 1863		Yes	No
1863, Journal & testimony		Yes	No
1864 Jan. 12-Feb. 12, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1864 July 28-Aug. 12, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1864 Oct. 18-Nov. 2, Adj. & Spec. sess.		Yes	No
Index, 1863-64		Yes	No
1865 Jan. 3-Mar. 23, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1865 June 13, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
Index, 1865		Yes	No
1866 Jan. 9-Feb. 17, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
Index, 1865 June-1866		Yes	No
1867 Jan .1-Mar. 22, Bien. ess.		Yes	No
Index, 1867		Yes	No
1869 Jan. 5-Apr. 9, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1871 Jan. 3-Mar. 30, Bein. sess.		Yes	No
1873 Jan. 7-Apr. 12, Bien. sess.		Yes	No
1875 Jan		Yes	No
1877 Jan		Yes	No
1883 Jan		Yes	No
1855 Jan		Yes	No
1887 Jan		Yes	No
1889 Jan		Yes	No
1891 Jan		Yes	No
1893 Jan		Yes	No
1895 Jan		Yes	No
1897 Jan		Yes	No
1899 Jan		Yes	No
1901 Jan		Yes	No
1903 Jan		Yes	No
1904 Dec Sp Sess		Yes	No
1905 Jan		Yes	No
1906 May Sp Sess		Yes	No
1907 Jan		Yes	No
1909 Jan		Yes	No
1909 June Sp Sess		Yes	No
1911 Jan		Yes	No
1913 Jan		Yes	No
1915 Jan		Yes	No
1917 Jan		Yes	No
1918 Mar Sp Sess		Yes	No
1919 Jan		Yes	No
1920 Mar Sp Sess		Yes	No
1921 Jan		Yes	No
1923 Jan		Yes	No
1925 Jan		Yes	No
1927 Jan		Yes	No
1929 Jan		Yes	No
1931 Jan		Yes	No
1932 Nov Sp Sess		Yes	No
1933 Jan		Yes	No
1933 Sp Sess & Session(s) Index		Yes	No
1933 Oct Sp Sess		Yes	No
1934 Oct Sp Sess		Yes	No
1935 Jan		Yes	No
1935 Dec Ex Sess		Yes	No
1936 Dec Sp Sess		Yes	No
1937 Jan		Yes	No
1937 May Sp Sess		Yes	No
1938 Dec - 1939 Jan Ex Sess		Yes	No
1939 Jan		Yes	No
1941 Jan		Yes	No
1943 Jan		Yes	No
1944 Mar Sp Sess		Yes	No
1945 Jan		Yes	No
1946 Jan Sp Sess		Yes	No
1947 Jan		Yes	No
1949 Jan		Yes	No
1949 Sept Sp Sess		Yes	No
1949 Nov 2d Sp Sess		Yes	No
1949 Dec 3d Sp Sess		Yes	No
1949 Consolidated Indexes for Senate & House Sp Se		Yes	No
1951 Jan		Yes	No
1951 Dec - 1952 Jan Sp Sess		Yes	No
1953 Jan		Yes	No
1955 Jan		Yes	No
1957 Jan		Yes	No
1959 Jan		Yes	No
1961 Jan		Yes	No
1963 Jan		Yes	No
1965 Jan		Yes	No
1967 Jan		Yes	No
1969 Jan		Yes	No
1971 Jan		Yes	No
1973 Jan		Yes	No
1975 Jan		Yes	No
1977 Jan		Yes	No
1979 Jan - 1980 Jan		Yes	No