A Guide to the High Court of Chancery pay vouchers, 1781-1784, #APA 303

A Guide to the High Court of Chancery pay vouchers, 1781-1784

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection Number APA 303

Library of Virginia

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Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
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Processed by: E. Alexander

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Preferred Citation

Auditor of Public Accounts, High Court of Chancery pay vouchers, 1781, 1784. Accession APA 303. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

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The High Court of Chancery was created by an act passed during the October 1777 session of the General Assembly. The new court took over the chancery suits then pending in the General Court and assumed jurisdiction over all chancery cases brought before it by original process, by appeal from a lower court, or by any other legal means. Appeals from the High Court of Chancery were made to the Supreme Court of Appeals. The High Court of Chancery could ask the General Court to certify an opinion on a matter of law.

Scope and Content

The vouchers include the names of persons to whom money was owed, the amounts, and the dates the vouchers were submitted. Items cover the years 1781 and 1784.