General fund operational records, 1766-1920.

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General fund operational records, 1766-1920.

This series contains records from 1766; 1772-1787; 1793; 1797; 1802-1803; 1807; 1814; 1820-1834; 1836; 1838-1840; 1842; 1845-1848; 1850; 1853; 1855; 1860-1867; 1874-1875; 1892-1898; 1903-1917; 1920, n.d. It includes: a) cargo manifest, ship "Matty," 1766; b) treasurer's accounts with tobacco inspectors, 1772-1777; c)treasurer's accounts concerning enlistment bounties, army supplies, civil expenses, etc., 1776-1777; d) letter from Robert Scot to treasurer concerning Scot's need for type metal to finish printing paper money, with a sample bill, September 14, 1778; e) receipts and vouchers, Illinois Regiment, 1779-1781, n.d.; f) certificates of state debt redeemed, 1779-1834; g) treasurer's account with escheator of loyalists' estates, Norfolk, 1780; i) letter, governor to treasurer, with lists of certificates issued on counterfeit vouchers, August 14 and 16, 1784; j) statement of claims of foreign creditors, 1786; k) certificates of stock of Virginia, 1814; l) authorizations to receive stock on behalf of the Literary Fund and the Board of Public Works, 1820-1822; m) account of John Preston with the state of Virginia; n) personal accounts of Jerman Baker, treasurer, and records concerning his misuse of state funds, 1822-1848; o) checks drawn on the Commonwealth Farmer's Bank, 1829; p) records of transfer of state stock, 1833; q) warrants of auditor and second auditor for receipts and disbursements by treasurer, 1836-1894; r) records concerning the reissue of stock certificates for the Board of Public Works, 1838-1840; s) resolution of General Assembly concerning the Cincinnati Fund, 1839; t) certificates of bank shares owned by Virginia, 1839-1840; u) auditor's receipts for money received for deposit in th. It includes: a) cargo manifest, ship "Matty," 1766; b) treasurer's accounts with tobacco inspectors, 1772-1777; c) treasurer's accounts concerning enlistment bounties, army supplies, civil expenses, etc., 1776-1777; d) letter from Robert Scot to treasurer concerning Scot's need for type metal to finish printing paper money, with a sample bill, September 14, 1778; e) receipts and voichers, Illinois Regiment, 1779-1781, n.d.; f) certificates of state debt redeemed, 1779-1834; g) treasurer's account with escheator of loyalists' estates, Norfolk, 1780; h) account of military supplies delivered to Philadelphia, 1780; i) letter, governor to the treasurer, with lists of certificates issued on counterfeit vouchers, August 14 and 16, 1784; j) statement of claims of foreign creditors, 1786; k) certificates of stock of Virginia, 1814; l) authorizations to receive stock on behalf of the Literary Fund and the Board of Public Works, 1820-1822; m) account of John Preston with the state of Virginia; n) personal accounts of Jerman Baker, treasurer, and records concerning his misuse of state funds, 1822-1848; o) checks drawn on the Commonwealth Farmer's Bank, 1829; p) records of transfer of state stock, 1833; q) warrants of auditor and second auditor for receipts and disbursements by treasurer, 1836-1894; r) records concerning the reissue of stock certificates for the Board of Public Works, 1838-1840; s) resolution of General Assembly concerning the. Cincinnati Fund, 1839; t) certificates of bank shares owned by Virginia, 1839-1840; u) auditor's receipts for money received for deposit in the account of the treasurer, 1839-1840; v) records concerning the Washington Monument Fund, 1845-1850; w) records concerning renewal of 6% state certificate; x) state stock issued to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 1853; y) mutilated and burned bank notes submitted in exchange for new ones, 1862; z) records of Captain W. H. Kirker, Assistant Quartermaster, C.S.A., 1863-1864; aa) receipts for money deposited for Confederate bonds, 1864; bb) obscene receipt, December 26, 1864; cc) indemnity bonds from banks receiving deposits of public money, 1865-1867; dd) checks drawn on People's National Bank, Richmond, Va., 1874; ee) correspondence of S. Bassett French concerning portrait of Pocahontas in England, 1875; ff) receipt and disbursement warrants for direct tax refunds, and bank deposit books, 1892-1898; gg) memorandum concerning interest on the public debt, October 1, 1893; hh) records concerning sale of stock to pay for publication of the journals of the House of Burgesses, 1903-1917; ii) coupons presented for payment, 1920; jj) check issued for payment of interest on funded debt, July 1, 1924.

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Virginia. Literary Fund.

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Established 1810 to finance public school construction. From the description of Accounts with the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1821 Oct. 1-1822 April 1. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 174141650 ...

Virginia. Sinking Fund.

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The commissioners of the Sinking Fund were authorized to purchase, cancel, and hold the bonds by acts passed by the General Assembly on February 7, 1906, and March 11, 1908. From the description of State bonds purchased, cancelled, and held by the commissioners of the Sinking Fund of Virginia, August 23, 1906-August 15, 1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122323225 The Sinking Fund was abolished by an act passed by the General Assembly on March 15, 1849, and its assets were...

Virginia. Board of Public Works

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An act of the General Assembly approved February 14, 1853 authorized formation of the Franklin and Monterey Road Company to construct a state road from Franklin in Pendleton County to Monterey in Highland County. The act was amended April 1, 1858 to approve one toll gate midway but exempting local traffic provided the two counties ensure maintenance. From the description of Franklin and Monterey Road Company records, 1853-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86147319 An act ...

Virginia. Cincinnati Fund.

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Baker, Jerman.

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Matty (Ship).

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French, Samuel, 1821-1898

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Major in the Confederate Army and chief commissary. From the description of Letterbook and telegrams, 1862-1865. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58664322 Samuel Bassett French was a judge who lived in Manchester, Va. From the description of Papers, 1858-1892. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 22742888 ...

Kirker, W.H.

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Preston, John, 1764-1827

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William Preston (ca. 1729-1783) held various county offices and militia offices. His sons were John Preston (1764-1827), who was a member of the Virginia General Assembly and treasurer of Virginia, and Francis Preston (1765-1836). Francis Preston was born in Botetourt County, graduated from the College of William and Mary and practiced law in Montgomery and Washington counties. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate and served in Congress 1793-1797. His son was William Cam...

Virginia. Washington Monument Fund.

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Scot, Robert, 1744?-1823

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Epithet: of Roston British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000838.0x0001a7 ...

Virginia. Treasurer's Office

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Acts of the General Assembly passed in 1819, 1821, and 1825 provided for "clearing and improving the navigation of the James River and for uniting the eastern and western waters, by the James and Kanawha Rivers, and for other purposes." These acts underscored the economic necessity of improving the waterways for commerce. From the description of Transfer of stock book of the James River Company, July 22, 1823-March 11, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122632160 From the ...