Virginia Immigration Society deeds

This collection contains five contracts deeding land to the Virginia Immigration Society in return for shares in the Society, together with a receipted copy of an invoice signed by the Society's agent in London, England. The contracts are dated from 1866 to 1867, and deed over 1400 acres, mostly in Amherst County in Central Virginia, to the Society in return for shares by A.F. and John B. Robertson, S.M. Garland, and James Powell, all but one signed by Leo. Daniel Jr., attorney, together with A.F. Robertson's signed receipt for services rendered as the Society's agent in London.

The Virginia Immigration Society was formed in the 1880s by prominent citizens in the state for the purpose of attracting emigrants from England and Ireland with capital to settle in Virginia. Reparative note: Since 1790, many people have been banned from immigrating, including Japanese, Chinese, laborers, polygamists,criminals, Communists, and people with mental or physical illness.

Some research suggests that immigration is beneficial to the United States economy. With few exceptions, the evidence suggests that on average, immigration has positive economic effects on the native population, but it is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives. Studies also show that immigrants have lower crime rates than natives in the United States. Today there are over one million immigrants in Virginia.

Source: "Immigration to the United States." Wikipedia. Accessed 6 June 2023.

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