Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Wolf Scalp Bounties Records, 1776-1818. Accession APA 691, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Auditor of Public Accounts in 1913.

Biographical Information

Beginning in 1632 the General Assembly permitted localities to pay rewards to persons who killed wolves. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries these laws were amended, repealed, and reenacted. An act passed by the General Assembly during its session begun in October 1778 made the auditor of public accounts responsible for reimbursing localities for destruction of "Noxious Animals," which included wolves.

Scope and Content

The Wolf Scalp Bounties Records, 1776-1818, are arranged alphabetically by county name with oversized materials arranged in the second box. The records include accounts and receipts containing the names of persons to whom payments were made, the amounts, and the dates paid for the wolf scalps. The accounts and receipts were usually certified by the local county clerk.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by county name with oversize arranged in box 2.