Mathews County (Va.) Treasurer Records, 1870-1963

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Mathews County (Va.) Treasurer Records, 1870-1963, Local government records collection, Mathews County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mathews County (Va.) Treasurer Records, 1870-1963, Local government records collection, Mathews County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Mathews County (Va.) Treasurer Records, 1870-1963, consist of Treasurer's settlements, reports on audits, operating funds information, and correspondence.

This series consists of Treasurer's correspondence, forms, and sundry paper work.

This series consists of Treasurer's settlements, audit reports, and operating funds information.

Biographical / historical:

Context for Records:The treasurer is one of the five constitutional officers outlined in the Virginia Constitution. The Constitution of 1869 placed the sheriff's tax collection function in the new office of treasurer, who was both the cashier and the bookkeeper of the county. During the township period (1870-1875) the township collector and clerk also had treasurer's functions; later the county treasurer's duties were expanded to include the township officer's activities.

Locality History: Mathews County was named for Thomas Mathews, of Norfolk, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates when it was formed from Gloucester County by a statute passed on 16 December 1790 to take effect on 1 May 1791.

Locality History: p>Lost Locality Note:Most Mathews County records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Mathews Countyin an undated accession.
Processing information:

Treasurer Records, 1874, 1886-1895 were processed by S. Walters 2012.

Encoded by S. Walters: April 2012; updated by V. Brooks, August 2025

Arrangement:

For descriptive purposes, the collection has been divided into two series:

  • Series I: Processed Treasurer Records, 1874, 1886-1895
  • Series II: Unprocessed Treasurer Records, 1870-1963

Unarranged.

Loosely chronological.

Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2.45 cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 folder)