Tennessee. _Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee._ Virginia. _Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia._ HENING, W.W. _Statutes at Large: A Collection of all the Laws of Virginia from the First Session of the Legislature in the Year 1816._ (Richmond, 1819 to 1823.) Published pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed on the 5th of February, 1808. The work was extended by S. Shepherd who published three additional volumes in 1836. Chief source of historical material for the history of Virginia. TATE, Joseph. _A Digest of the Laws of Virginia._ (Richmond, 1841.) INDEX Abdy, E.S., learned that slaves were taught Abolitionists, interested in the enlightenment of Negroes Account of a pious Negro Actual education after the revolutionary period Adams, Rev. Henry, teacher at Louisville Adams, John, report of James Otis's argument on the Writs of Assistance; views on slavery Address of the American Convention of Abolition Societies African Benevolent Society of Rhode Island, school of African Episcopalians of Philadelphia, school of African Free School of Baltimore African Free Schools of New York African Methodist Episcopal Church, established Union Seminary; purchased Wilberforce Agricultural Convention of Georgia recommended that slaves be taught to read Alabama, law of 1832; provision for teaching Negroes at Mobile; Presbyterians of, interested Albany Normal School, colored student admitted Alexandria, Virginia Quakers of, instructed Negroes; Benjamin Davis, a teacher of Allen, Richard, organized A.M.E. Church; author Allen, W.H., teacher of Negroes Ambush, James E., teacher in the District of Columbia American Colonization Society, The, efforts of, to educate Negroes American Convention of Abolition Societies, The, interested in the education of Negroes; recommended industrial education; addresses of American Union, The, organized; names of its promoters (see note 1 on page 142) Amherstburg, Canada, opened a colored school; established a mission school Anderson, John G., musician Andrew, one of the first two colored teachers in Carolina Andrews, C.C. principal of New York African Free Schools Andrews, E.A., student of the needs of the Negroes Anti-slavery agitation, effect of, on education in cities Appalachian Mountains, settled by people favorable to Negroes Appo, William, musician Arnett, B.W., teacher in Pennsylvania Ashmun Institute, founded; names of the trustees Athens College, admitted colored students Attainments of Negroes at the close of the eighteenth century Auchmutty, Reverend, connected with the school established by Elias Neau Augusta, Dr. A.T., learned to read in Virginia Avery College, established Avery, Rev. Charles, donor of $300,000 for the education and Christianization of the African race