Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Officers of Superior Courts Pay Vouchers, 1809-1823, 1851

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

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Officers of Superior Courts Pay Vouchers, 1809-1823, 1851. Accession APA 305. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:

12.15 cu. ft. (27 boxes)

Creator:

Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Officers of Superior Courts Pay Vouchers, 1809-1823, 1851. Accession APA 305. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Pay vouchers, 1809-1823, 1851, authorizing the Auditor of Public Accounts to pay a court officer for his service during a particular term of the court. These are the copies sent by the court clerks to the auditor. Each voucher names a person or persons to whom money is owed and for what purpose the money is due. Includes payments to attorneys, clerks, jailers, prosecutors, and sheriffs. The vouchers were endorsed by a clerk in the auditor's office when they were paid.

Acquisition information:

Transferred from the Auditor of Public Accounts in 1913.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by County, with cities and mixed counties arranged at the end.