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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sam Walters, 26 April 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Mathews County (Va.) Treasurer Records, 1870-1963 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Sam Walters

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Mathews County (Va.) Treasurer Records, 1870-1963 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 2.45 cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 folder) English Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

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

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

 Historical Information

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.

Scope and Content

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

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

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Mathews County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

Box List Processed Treasurer Records 1874, 1886-1895 Library of Virginia 1 folder

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

Unarranged.

Treasurer Records 1874, 1886-1895 Unprocessed Treasurer Records 1870-1963 State Records Center 4 boxes

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

Loosely chronological.

Treasurers' settlements 1870-1909 Treasurers' settlements 1906-1931 County Treasurer's operating funds 1944 Audit reports 1948-1951, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1963