A Guide to the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - Returns to Auditor on Manufacture of Salt, Lead, Iron, and Segars, 1815
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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number APA 387
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Preferred Citation
Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Returns to Auditor on Manufacture of Salt, Lead, Iron, and Segars, 1815. Accession APA 387, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Auditor of Public Accounts in 1913.
Biographical Information
The General Assembly passed an act on 11 January 1815 levying taxes on salt, lead, iron, and segars (cigars) manufactured in Virginia. The act required that manufacturers of those products obtain licenses from local courts and that local officials make regular reports to the auditor of public accounts on the amounts of goods manufactured and sold. The act was repealed on 27 February 1816.
Scope and Content
Returns to Auditor, 1815, reporting on the amounts of salt, lead, iron, and segars (cigars) manufactured and sold in Virginia counties. The returns list the names of manufacturers and the amounts produced. Includes correspondence, receipts, and returns.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.