Journals of the Chairman, 1827-1867

Below are links to the digitized page images of the Chairman's Journals, organized by the tenure of the individual Chairman and by time period. Note: prior to Volume 1, the Chairmen were George Tucker (1825) and Robby Dunglison (1825-1826, 1828-1830). 

*Note: The links below are to the whole body of journals, not individual volumes. Use the page images listed to find specific date ranges or sessions.

*Note: The volumes at present are not all contiguous, with gaps separated by "----". Also, the original manuscripts for 1826 and 1840 are listed by the University of Virginia library as not available. The missing time periods below are: 

  • June 27, 1834 - July 9, 1835
  • June 29, 1839 - July 4, 1845
  • June 21, 1846 - September 26, 1851

Volume 1: December 15, 1827 - July 1, 1830

Chairmen: George Tucker (1825-?, December 1827-Dec 1828; 1832-1833) [P43619]; Robley Dunglison (December 1825-1826, Dec. 1828-1830) [P43624]; John Tayloe Lomax (1827-1828, 1830) [P43630]; Robert Maskell Patterson (1830-1832) [P43634]

Sessions 4, 5, 6

Page Images 0001-0054: Index to Volume 1 

Page Images 0054-0113: December 15, 1827 to 1829

Page Images 0113-0204: January 7, 1829 to January 1, 1830

Page Images 0204-0233: January 1, 1830 to July 1, 1830

Page Images 0239-0246: Register of various weekly reports

Page Images 0246-0252: Blank

Volume 2: July 21, 1830 - July 13, 1831

Chairman: Robert Maskell Patterson (1830-1832) [P43634]

Session 7

Page Images 0020-0084: July 21, 1830 to December 27, 1830

Page Images 0084-0173: January 1, 1831 to July 13, 1831 

Page Images 0174-0181: Blank

Volume 3: July 20 1831 - July 19, 1832

Chairman: Robert Maskell Patterson (1830-1832) [P43634]

Session 8

Page Images 0016-0040: Index

Page Images 0042-0092: July 20, 1831 to January 9, 1832 

Page Images 0092-0190: January 9, 1832 to July 20, 1832

Page Images 0191-0212: Blank

Volume 4: July 21 1832 - July 19, 1833

Chairman: George Tucker (1825, 1832-1833) [P43619]

Session 9

Page Images 0010-0049: July 21, 1832 to January 9, 1833

Page Images 0049-0090: January 9, 1833 to July 9, 1833

Page Images 0090-0092: Blank

Volume 5: August 30, 1833 - June 26, 1834

Chairman: Charles Bonnycastle (1833-1835) [P43623]

Session 10

Page Images 0012-0112: August 30, 1833 to December 30, 1833

Page Images 0112-0249: December 30, 1833 to June 26, 1834

Page Images 0250-0257: Blank

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Volume 6 ("Vol 6 REAL"): July 10, 1835 - July 1, 1837

Chairman: John A.G. Davis (1835-1837, 1839-1840) [P33195]

Sessions 11, 12, 13

Page Images 0016-0045: July 10, 1835 to December 31, 1835 

Page Images 0045-0139: December 31, 1835 to July 1, 1837

Page Images 0140-0168: Blank

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Volume 7: July 5, 1837 - June 30, 1838

Chairman: Gessner Harrison (1837-1839, 1847-1854) [P25515]

Session 14

Page Images 0014-0058: July 5, 1837 to December 31, 1837

Page Images 0058-0116: January 1, 1838 to June 30, 1838

Page Images 0117-0126: Blank

Volume 8: July 1838 - June 28, 1839

Chairman: Gessner Harrison (1837-1839, 1847-1854) [P25515]

Session 15

Page Images 0012-0106: July 1838 to December 31, 1838

Page Images 0106-0218: January 1, 1839 to June 28, 1839

Page Images 0219-0221: Blank

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Volume 9: July 5, 1845 - June 20, 1846 

Chairman: Edward Henry Courtenay (1845-1846) [P43677]

Vol_009_0001_0032 (July 5, 1845 - June 20, 1846)

Session 22

Page Images 0003-0013: July 5, 1845 to December 20, 1845

Page Images 0013-0026: January 6, 1846 to June 20, 1846

Page Images 0027-0032: Blank

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Volume 10: September 27, 1851 - December 31, 1854 

Chairman: Gessner Harrison (1837-1839, 1847- June 28, 1854) [P25515], Socrates Maupin (July 1, 1854-1870) [P43731]

Session 28, 29, 30, 31

Page Images 0012-0024: September 27, 1851 to December 31, 1851

Page Images 0024-0064: January 2, 1852 to January 1, 1853

Page Images 0064-0111: January 1, 1853 to December 31, 1853

Page Images 0111-0154: January 4, 1854 to December 31, 1854 

Page Images 0155-0160: Blank

Volume 11: January 1, 1855 - July 22, 1858 

Chairman: Socrates Maupin (1854-1870) [P43731]

Session 31, 32, 33, 34

Page Images 0014-0051: January 1, 1855 to December 31, 1855

Page Images 0051-0087: January 1, 1856 to December 31, 1856

Page Images 0088-0128: January 3, 1857 to December 31, 1857

Page Images 0129-0156: January 1, 1858 to July 22, 1858

Page Images 0157-0162: Blank

Volume 12: October 1, 1858 - June 29, 1861 

Chairman: Socrates Maupin (1854-1870) [P43731]

Session 35, 36, 37

Page Images 0012-0025: October 1, 1858 to December 28, 1858

Page Images 0026-0076: January 3, 1859 to December 30, 1859

Page Images 0076-0117: January 2, 1860 to December 28, 1860

Page Images 0118-0156: January 1, 1861 to June 29, 1861 

Page Images 0157-0160: Blank

Volume 13: October 7, 1861 - September 21, 1867 

Chairman: Socrates Maupin (1854-1870) [P43731]

Session 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44

Page Images 0012-0012: October 7, 1861 to December 19, 1861

Page Images 0012-0026: January 10, 1862 to December 20, 1862

Page Images 0026-0029: January 12, 1863 to December 21, 1863

Page Images 0029-0032: January 3, 1864 to June 6, 1864

Page Images 0032-0120: Blank

Page Images 0120-0122: List of Catalogues sent (1861, 1863, 1867)

Page Images 0123-0146: Blank