Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Wolf scalp bounties records, 1776-1818

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:

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Wolf Scalp Bounties Records, 1776-1818. Accession APA 691, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.05 cu. ft. (2 boxes)
Creator:
Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928)
Abstract:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Wolf Scalp Bounties Records, 1776-1818. Accession APA 691, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Wolf Scalp Bounties Records, 1776-1818, are arranged alphabetically by county name with oversized materials arranged in the second box. The records include accounts and receipts containing the names of persons to whom payments were made, the amounts, and the dates paid for the wolf scalps. The accounts and receipts were usually certified by the local county clerk.

Biographical / historical:

Beginning in 1632 the General Assembly permitted localities to pay rewards to persons who killed wolves. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries these laws were amended, repealed, and reenacted. An act passed by the General Assembly during its session begun in October 1778 made the auditor of public accounts responsible for reimbursing localities for destruction of "Noxious Animals," which included wolves.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from the Auditor of Public Accounts in 1913.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by county name with oversize arranged in box 2.

Physical location: