A Guide to the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Pay claims for witnesses, 1857-1880
Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Pay claims for witnesses
APA 721
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Accession Number APA 721
Library of Virginia
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Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Pay claims for witnesses, 1857-1880. Accession APA 721, State government
records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Auditor of Public Accounts in 1913.
Pay claims for witnesses, 1857-1880, consisting of lists of pay claims filed on behalf of witnesses attending for the Commonwealth
in lawsuits. The lists contain the style of the case, name of witness, number of days attending, miles traveled, tolls paid,
and aggregate amount of pay to which the witness was entitled. The lists contain the names of the defendants and offences,
also including some suits in which the defendants were enslaved people.
These records are part of Auditor of Public Accounts. Disbursements to Localities and Individuals: Local Government Expenses
- Criminal and Civil Prosecutions.
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