PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi06643::A Guide to the Lists of Pensioners of the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, 1785-1804.)//EN" "vi06643.xml" A Guide to the Lists of Pensioners of the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, 1785-1804. Virginia.54821 Paige Neal Library of Virginia © 2025 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid, 2026 May 6 Description is in English A Guide to the Lists of Pensioners of the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, 1785-1804. A Collection in the Library of Virginia 54821 Paige Neal

Library of Virginia 2026 LVA Staff. Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Lists of Pensioners of the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, 1785-1804. 54821 Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts. .325 cubic feet (1 box).

These records are part of the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts record group (R.G. 48)

 Administrative Information

Arranged chronologically.

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Lists of Pensioners of the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, 1785-1804. Accession 54821, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

 Acquisition Information

Acquisition information unknown.

 Historical Information

During the session which began in October 1777, the Virginia General Assembly passed several laws designed to increase military enlistment. These laws authorized the payment of pensions to maimed and disabled soldiers and to the widows of men killed in action. The provisions varied according to the specific terms of each act. In October 1782 an act was passed requiring county courts to certify on a semi-annual basis the continued eligibility of pensioners to receive allowances. The state auditor of public accounts maintained lists of pensioners that he sent to the county clerks for verification. He also issued warrants for the disbursement of pension funds. A few of the pensions in the collection are for French and Indian War service. The last act concerning Revolutionary War pensions was passed by the General Assembly in 1785.

 Scope and Content

Lists of pensioners, 1785-1804, includes printed lists with names of individuals receiving pensions from the state of Virginia. Each list is in alphabetical order by surname. Lists, 1786-1790, include name, residence, age, rank, corps, and annual allowance. Lists, 1785 and 1792-1804, include name and annual allowance only. Lists also indicate widows and orphans.

 Contents List Lists of pensioners, 1785-1804. List of pensioners, [1785]. 1 1 List of pensioners, 1786. 1 2 List of pensioners, 1787. 1 3 List of pensioners, 1788. 1 4 List of pensioners to be paid by the state, 1789. 1 5 List of pensioners to be paid by the state, 1790. 1 6 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1792. 1 7 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1793. 1 8 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1794. 1 9 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1795. 1 10 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1796. 1 11 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1797. 1 12 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1798. 1 13 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1799. 1 14 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1800. 1 15 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1801. 1 16 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1802. 1 17 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1803. 1 18 List of pensioners continued by the honourable executive to be paid out of the revenue, 1804. 1 19 List of pensioners provided for by Congress of whom no orders of court are to be granted, undated. 1 20