1797

Mason County was formed from Bourbon County in 1788 by the State of Virginia, since Kentucky statehood wasn't until 1792. The item listed here is from the Virginia Legislature's ACTS, as found in The statute law of Kentucky; with notes, prælections, and observations on the public acts. Comprehending also, the laws of Virginia and acts of Parliament in force in this commonwealth; the charter of Virginia, the federal and state constitutions, and so much of the King of England's proclamation in 1763, as relates to the titles to land in Kentucky. Together with a table of reference to the cases adjudicated in the Court of appeals ... By William Littell.