Warren County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1837-1912

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
Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Warren County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1837-1912. Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Warren County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1837-1912. Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Warren County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1837-1912 contains a Warrant Book, a County Court Tax Book, Liquor License Returns, Treasurer's report, assessments and orders, receipt for an application to keep a house of private entertainment.

A warrant was an authority issued to a collector of taxes, empowering his to collect the taxes extended on the assessment roll, and to make distress and sale of goods or land in default of payment.

A tax book is a record of persons paying taxes on personal or real estate. They may contain a record of other taxes levied on the official documents produced or recorded by the local government. They may also contain taxes levied on goods and services provided by individuals or businesses in the counties or cities.

This book is a record of warrants served and payments received.

This volume contains a record of taxes levied by the County Court.

Box 5 contains Liquor License Returns, 1879-1880; Treasurer's reports; other assessments and orders; and a receipt for an application to keep a house of private entertainment, 1837.

Biographical / historical:

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.
Physical location:
State Records Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
.35 cu. ft. (1 box) and 2 v.