Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Claims for reimbursement, 1836-1858. Accession APA 760, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

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Biographical Information

Reimbursement by the state for counterfeit bills received by banks was allowed by the 1849 Code of Virginia, chapter 45, section 11, as a "pecuniary claim against the commonwealth." At this time, private banks had the authority to issue their own notes which led to a variety of unique designs as well as the potential for counterfeit.

Scope and Content

This series contains claims for reimbursement submitted by banks, as well as counterfeit bank notes. The banks include the North Western Bank of Virginia and the Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling.