New Treasury warrants, 1788-1917

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

Summary

Creator:
Land Office. Virginia.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Warrants from the register of the Land Office issued after notification by the auditor that the set fee had been paid into the treasury. They authorized any county surveyor to survey for the individual named the number of acres specified. The approximately 130 warrants were issued between 1788 and 1917, with numbers ranging from No. 58 to No. 32169.

A warrant usually was filed with the final survey to which it applied. It is possible either that the warrants in this series were returned later than the surveys and never interfiled or that they were returned to be exchanged because of an error. Many include handwritten notes and annotations on the back, some of which involved the original holders of the warrants reassigning them.

Biographical / historical:

The act which established the previous Land Office passed the General Assembly on 22 June 1779. The register was the head of the Office and was appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the legislature.

Acquisition information:
Accession LOI 27 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.
Physical description:
.18 cu. ft (1 box)