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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts (1776-1928). Mexican War Volunteers, 1846-1860. Accession APA 197, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

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Biographical Information

The General Assembly passed an act on 4 April 1848 appropriating funds to pay the officers and soldiers of the Virginia Regiment of Volunteers to Mexico. On 14 March 1850, a resolution was adopted by the legislature appointing Richard M. Heath the state's agent to recover from the federal government all the money paid by the state before the regiment was mustered into United States service. The payrolls contain names of soldiers, dates of service, and rates of pay. The vouchers include the names of persons to whom money was owed, the amounts, and the dates the vouchers were submitted.

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence to and from Richard M. Heath, state appointee for Mexican War Virginia volunteers. Correspondents include Virginia Governors John Buchanan Floyd, and Joseph Johnson, primarily in the 1850s. Warrants, accounts, and vouchers from 1846-1853 concern the first regiment of Virginia Volunteers. Stationed primarily in Buena Vista, Coahuila, Mexico, captains included James F. Preston, Smith P. Bankhead, and Edward Carrington (see Accession 21057 for more). The pay and muster Rolls are in an oversized folder and begin in 1847.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series: Series I. Correspondence; Series II: Warrants, Accounts, and Vouchers, 1846-1853; Pay and Muster Rolls, 1847-1848