Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Returns to Auditor on Manufacture of Salt, Lead, Iron, and Segars, 1815

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

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Returns to Auditor on Manufacture of Salt, Lead, Iron, and Segars, 1815. Accession APA 387, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:

.25 cu. ft. (1 box)

Creator:

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Returns to Auditor on Manufacture of Salt, Lead, Iron, and Segars, 1815. Accession APA 387, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Returns to Auditor, 1815, reporting on the amounts of salt, lead, iron, and segars (cigars) manufactured and sold in Virginia counties. The returns list the names of manufacturers and the amounts produced. Includes correspondence, receipts, and returns.

Biographical / historical:

The General Assembly passed an act on 11 January 1815 levying taxes on salt, lead, iron, and segars (cigars) manufactured in Virginia. The act required that manufacturers of those products obtain licenses from local courts and that local officials make regular reports to the auditor of public accounts on the amounts of goods manufactured and sold. The act was repealed on 27 February 1816.

Acquisition information:

Transferred from the Auditor of Public Accounts in 1913.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.