General Assembly Code Revision Vouchers and Distribution Lists, 1811-1850

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

General Assembly Code Revision vouchers, 1817-1850. APA 286, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

General Assembly Code Revision distribution lists, 1811-1822. APA 286a, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2 folders (50 items, 1 volume)
Creator:
Auditor of Public Accounts
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

General Assembly Code Revision vouchers, 1817-1850. APA 286, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

General Assembly Code Revision distribution lists, 1811-1822. APA 286a, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

APA 286: The vouchers include the names of persons to whom money was owed, the amounts, and the dates the vouchers were submitted. Items cover the following dates: 1817, 1819, 1841, and 1846-1850.

APA 286a: The distribution lists indicate the number of copies of the various publications distributed, and the county to which they were delivered. The names of the law-carriers for each circuit are included, as are the names of some of the county clerks who received them.

Biographical / historical:

APA 286: The General Assembly authorized revisions of the Code in 1817, 1819, 1841, 1844, 1846, and 1847. This series consists of vouchers for expenses incurred by officers of the General Assembly in revising and publishing the Code.

APA 286a: Distribution lists from 1811-1822 of various publications, including Acts of the General Assembly, Hening's Statutes at Large, revised Code of Virginia, decisions in General Court, Debates of Convention, Duane's Handbook of Infantry. The publications were delivered to the county clerks of court within the six circuits by "law-carriers". The circuits loosely correspond to the Superior Court of Chancery Districts.

Acquisition information:
Transferred by the Auditor of Public Accounts
Arrangement:

Chronological