The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the House members by the Delegates. The Speaker is usually a member of the majority party and, as Speaker, becomes the most powerful member of the House. The House shares legislative power with the Senate, the upper house of the General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the colonial House of Burgesses, which first met at Jamestown in 1619. It is the oldest continuous English-speaking representative legislative assembly in the Americas. The House is divided into Democratic and Republican caucuses.
Philadelphia, 18 April, [i.e., May] 1776. Gentlemen The inclosed resolutions were reported by a committee appointed to consider of a letter from general Lee to the president. We have nothing…
[15 July 1776] We were informed a few weeks ago that 5000 â„” of lead imported by our colony were landed at Fredsbgh. As it appeared very unlikely it should…
Philada. July 15. 1776. Sir The honorable the convention of Virga. attending to the inconveniencies which may arise from an unsettled jurisdiction in the neighborhood of fort Pitt, have instructed…
Philada. July 16. 1776 [S]ir We were informed a few weeks ago [that 5000 â„” of] 1 lead imported on account of our colony were landed at Fredsbgh. There appears…