1704- , Delaware Colony/State, Jrnls. of the Gen. Assembly/House

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Journal of the General Assembly/House of Assembly, of Delaware, 1704-, Philadelphia/Wilmington, var. official printers, 1704-. (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.) Of note, beginning in 1794 the reports of
finances were included in the House journals. 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 2-November 15, 1783; January 5-13, 1784 (adj. session); March 29-April 9, 1784 (adj. session); May
24-June 26, 1784 (adj. session); January 2-February 2, 1792 (adj. session); and May 1-5, 1792 (call.session). (Documents included in the Early State
Records Collection were digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Library of Congress, Delaware State Library, the Historical
Society of Delaware Library, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Public Archives Commissions in Dover, Delaware).

Title: Journal of the House : reformatted from the original and including, Votes and proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Delaware State ...

OCLC Number: 933302293

Available Volumes

Name	Fiche Count	Online	Paper Backup
1739 Apr. 5-Oct. 24 (MS)		Yes	No
1740 Aug. 6-1741 Mar. 13 (MS)		Yes	No
1762 Oct. 20-Nov. 2, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1765 Oct. 21-26, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1766 May 26-June 9, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1766 Oct. 20-Nov. 1, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1767 Oct. 20-31, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1768 Oct. 20-27, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1769 June 1-17, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1769 Oct. 20-28, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1770 Mar. 6-24		Yes	No
1770 Oct. 20-1773 Apr., Reg. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1773 Oct. 20-Nov. 6, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1774 Oct. 20-26, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1775 Mar. 13-29, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1775 June 5-7, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1775 Aug. 21-Sept. 2, Adj. sess. (inc.)		Yes	No
1776 Oct. 28-Nov. 9, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1777 Jan. 6-Feb. 22, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1777 May 1-12, Call. sess.		Yes	No
1777 June 2-7, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1777 Dec. 1-20, Call. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1778 Feb. 17-May 20, Call sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1778 June 19-26, Call. Sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1779 Oct. 20-30, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1779 Nov. 29-Dec. 28, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1780 Mar. 28-Apr. 16, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1780 June 5-21, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1782 May 27-June 22, Adj. (?) sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1782 Oct. 21-Nov. 1, Reg. sess. (MS)		Yes	No
1782 Oct. 21- Nov. 1, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1783 Jan. 6-Feb. 8, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1783 May 26-31, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1784 Oct. 20-30, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1785 Jan. 3-Feb . 5, Adj. sess.		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.		Yes	No
1786 Oct. 20-28, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1787 Jan. 10-Feb. 5, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1787 Mar. 28-June 8, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1787 Aug. 27-31, Spec. sess.		Yes	No
1787 Oct. 20-Nov. 10, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1788 Jan. 7-Feb. 2, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1788 May 27-June 11 Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1788 Oct. 20-28, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1789 Jan. 12-Feb. 4, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1789 May 26-June 5, Call. sess.		Yes	No
1789 Oct. 20-24, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1790 Jan. 4-29, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1790 Oct. 20-26, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1791 Jan. 4-29, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1791 Sept. 5-8, Call. sess.		Yes	No
1791 Oct. 20-26, Reg. sess.		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
1797 May 31-June 3, Call sess.		Yes	No
1798 Jan. 2-27, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1799 Jan. 1-Feb. 2, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1800 Jan. 7-25, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1800 Nov. 3-4, 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		Yes	No
1806 Jan. 7-Feb. 3		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, Sp. 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, Sp. 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, Sp. 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, Sp. 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, Sp. 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. 10, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1833 Jan. 1-Feb. 8, Reg. sess.		Yes	No
1835 Jan. 6-Feb. 13, Biennial sess.		Yes	No
1835 July 21-25, Sp. sess.		Yes	No
1836 June 14-20, Sp. sess.		Yes	No
1837 Jan. 3-Feb. 22		Yes	No
1839 Jan. 1-Feb. 22		Yes	No
1841 Jan. 5-Feb. 22		Yes	No
1843 Jan. 3-Feb. 28		Yes	No
1845 Jan. 7-Feb. 25		Yes	No
1847 Jan. 5-Feb. 26		Yes	No
1849 Jan. 2-Feb. 28		Yes	No
1851 Jan. 7-Mar. 6		Yes	No
1852 Jan. 6-Feb. 27		Yes	No
1853 Jan. 4-Mar. 4		Yes	No
1855 Jan. 2-Mar. 2		Yes	No
1855, Index		Yes	No
1857 Jan. 6-Mar. 5		Yes	No
1857, Index		Yes	No
1859 Jan. 4-Feb. 25		Yes	No
1859, Index		Yes	No
1861 Jan. 1-Mar. 8		Yes	No
1861 Nov. 25-27, Sp. sess.		Yes	No
1861, Appendix		Yes	No
1861, Index		Yes	No
1862 Jan. 14-Feb. 27, Adj. Sp. sess.		Yes	No
Index, 1862 Nov.-1862 Feb.		Yes	No
1863 Jan. 6-Mar. 25		Yes	No
1863 June 9-10, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
Index, 1863		Yes	No
1864 Jan. 12-Feb. 12, Adj. sess.		Yes	No
1864 July 28-Aug. 12, Sp. sess.		Yes	No
1864 Oct. 18-Nov. 2, Adj. & Sp. sess.		Yes	No
Index, 1863 June-1864 Nov.		Yes	No
1865 Jan. 3-Mar. 23		Yes	No
Index, 1865		Yes	No
1867 Jan. 1-Mar. 22		Yes	No
Index, 1867		Yes	No
1869		Yes	No
Index, 1869		Yes	No
1871 Jan. 3-Mar. 30		Yes	No
Index, 1871		Yes	No
1873 Jan. 7-Apr. 12		Yes	No
Index, 1873		Yes	No
1875 Jan		Yes	No
1878 Jan		Yes	No
1881 Jan		Yes	No
1883 Jan		Yes	No
1885 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
1904 Dec Sp Sess		Yes	No
1905 Jan		Yes	No
1906 May Sp Sess		Yes	No
1907 Jan		Yes	No
1909 Jan		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 Oct Sp Sess		Yes	No
1934 Oct Sp Sess		Yes	No
1935 Jan		Yes	No
1936 Dec Sp Sess		Yes	No
1937 Jan		Yes	No
1937 May Sp 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
1947 Jan		Yes	No
1949 Jan		Yes	No
1949 Sept Sp Sess		Yes	No
1949 Nov 2d Sp Sess		Yes	No
1949 Consolidated Indexes for Senate & House Sp Se		Yes	No
1951 Jan		Yes	No
1951 Dec Sp Sess		Yes	No
1953 Jan		Yes	No
1955 Jan		Yes	No
1957 Jan		Yes	No
1959 Jan		Yes	No
1961 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 Sp Sessions - 1978 Jan & Sp Sessions (All		Yes	No
1979 Jan		Yes	No
1980 Jan		Yes	No
1981 Jan & Sp Sess(s) - 1982 Jan & Sp Sess		Yes	No
1983 Jan - Nov Sp Sess(s) - 1984 Jan - July Sp Ses		Yes	No
1985 Jan - Aug Sp Sess(s) & 1986 Jan - July Sp Ses		Yes	No