The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 18

The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 18, was published in 1910 by the Virginia Historical Society. This volume serves as part of an enduring scholarly series initiated in 1893 to document and preserve the primary source materials, genealogical records, and historical narratives relevant to the Commonwealth of Virginia. It emerged during an era when regional historical societies were actively professionalizing the archival of American colonial and antebellum history.

The content within this volume reflects the editorial standards of the society at the time, prioritizing the transcription of court records, personal correspondence, and legislative proceedings. Like the broader series, it was designed to function as a definitive repository for researchers. The publication was received by the academic community as a vital, if occasionally Eurocentric, contribution to the study of Southern history, maintaining a reputation for meticulous documentation that continues to provide foundational data for historians today.