Surveyor, Falls of James River: pay and expense vouchers, 1803-1821

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
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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Surveyor, Falls of James River: pay and expense vouchers, 1803-1821. Accession APA 294, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
40 items
Creator:
Auditor of Public Accounts
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Surveyor, Falls of James River: pay and expense vouchers, 1803-1821. Accession APA 294, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This series includes vouchers listing the names of persons to whom money was owed, the amounts, and the dates the vouchers were submitted. The items cover the following dates: 1803-1806, 1808-1814, 1816-1819, and 1821.

Biographical / historical:

On 24 January 1803 the General Assembly passed an act prohibiting the use of fish dams or traps on the James River each year between 1 June and the end of February of the succeeding year. The governor appointed a surveyor of the falls of James River to enforce the act; offenders were subject to a hundred dollar fine.

Acquisition information:
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