Compiled by Sara E. Lewis
From an index to the Virginia Gazette, produced in 1950 by Lester J. Cappon and Stella F. Duff of the Institute of Early American History and Culture (Omohundro Institute) with additional Gloucester material not captured by the indexers. Kingston Parish (Mathews) was part of Gloucester County when the Virginia Gazette was published in Williamsburg. Occasional posts about world and local events that captured the bloggers fancy are included to put local listings in context. Please review primary source material before citing.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

December 29, 1738 - Hayes

As the Tobacco-Law, made the last Session of Assembly, relates to most of the Inhabitants of this Colony, and is in Force immediately from the last Day of the Session; I thought I could not take a better Method for making it generally known, and for Dispatch too, than by publishing it in the Gazette: And, I hope, it’s Usefulness will be an Attonement for the Place it takes of News.

An Act, for further Continuing and Amending the Act, for Amending the Staple of Tobacco; and for preventing Frauds in His Majesty’s Customs.

... And that new Public Warehouses be erected at the following Places: That is to say, Upon the old Plantation of Thomas Hayes, Gent. deceas’d, on the East Side of Easternmost River, in the County of Glocester: And that the Rent thereof, be Ten Pounds per Annum; and the Salary of the Inspectors, Thirty Pounds per Annum to each Inspector.