Commissioners of Revenue reports on joint stock companies paying dividends, 1848 - 1850, bulk 1850

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Preferred citation:

Commissioners of Revenue reports on joint stock companies paying dividends, 1848 - 1850, bulk 1850. Accession APA 385, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.5 cf
Creator:
Auditor of Public Accounts
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Commissioners of Revenue reports on joint stock companies paying dividends, 1848 - 1850, bulk 1850. Accession APA 385, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains reports of joint stock companies paying dividends sent to the auditor by district commissioners of revenue. Includes a list of "Tax on Dividends" from 1848, and a copy of the letter that was sent to the commissioners of the revenue throughout the state. A majority of localities reported that no such companies existed in their jurisdiction. Those that did report joint stock companies would list just the company name or go on to include the head of the company and the board of directors. Many companies existed across multiple localities, and are listed several times throughout the reports.

Biographical / historical:

In 1850 the auditor of public accounts sent circulars to the local commissioners of revenue asking for the names of joint stock companies paying dividends in their districts. These reports were sent to the auditor in response.

Acquisition information:
No acquisition information available.
Arrangement:

Documents are arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically by locality.