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Descriptive Summary
The Library of Virginia
Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Wolf scalp bounties records,
1776-1818
APA 691
1.05 cu. ft. (2 boxes)
English
Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928)
Administrative Information
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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.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Auditor of Public Accounts in 1913.
Biographical Information
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 Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries these laws were amended, repealed, and reenacted.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.
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.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by county name with oversize arranged in box 2.
Contents List
Albemarle County,
1784-1797.
1
1
Amherst County,
1789-1790.
1
2
Augusta County,
1776-1804.
1
3
Bath County,
1796-1804.
1
4
Bedford County,
1788-1798.
1
5
Berkley County,
1782-1795.
1
6
Botetourt County,
1779-1803.
1
7
Campbell County,
1788-1790.
1
8
Charlotte County,
1786-1792.
1
9
Fauquier County,
1792-1793.
1
10
Frederick County,
1775-1794.
1
11
Grayson County,
1794-1805.
1
12
Greenbrier County,
1783-1802.
1
13
Hampshire County,
1776-1809.
1
14
Hardy County,
1787-1805.
1
15
Harrison County,
1785-1815.
1
16
Kanawha County,
1796-1807.
1
17
Lee County,
1794-1806.
1
18
Lincoln County,
1784-1792.
1
19
Mason County,
1805-1806.
1
20
Monongalia County,
1784-1807.
1
21
Monroe County,
1800-1804.
1
22
Montgomery County,
1786-1818.
1
23
Patrick County,
1791-1811.
1
24
Pendleton County,
1788-1808.
1
25
Pittsylvania County,
1789-1793.
1
26
Randolph County,
1788-1805.
1
27
Rockbridge County,
1777-1797.
1
28
Russell County,
1785-1809.
1
29
Shenandoah County,
1779-1809.
1
30
Tazewell County,
1801-1807.
1
31
Washington County,
1778-1809.
1
32
Wood County,
1805.
1
33
Wythe County,
1790-1806.
1
34
Wrappers and unidentified,
1786.
1
35
Oversize, Botetourt County,
1790-1792.
2
1
Oversize, Greenbrier County,
1793-1801.
2
2
Oversize, Montgomery County,
1786-1801.
2
3
Oversize, Ohio County,
1786-1805.
2
4
Oversize, Russell County,
1793-1806.
2
5
Oversize, Shenandoah County,
1783-1793.
2
6
Oversize, Washington County,
1783-1806.
2
7