Constitutional Convention Coupon Book
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Title
Constitutional Convention Coupon Book
Subject
African Americans, Virginia Constitutional Convention
Description
After the money the convention appropriated to pay its expenses had been exhausted, the convention required the auditor of public accounts to issue coupons to cover the unpaid per diem allowances of convention members. The delegates either redeemed their coupons at the treasury or held them until 1869 when they could use them to pay their taxes. Delegate James B. Carter, an African American who represented Chesterfield and Powhatan Counties, received coupons worth $160 on April 15, 1868, two days before the convention adjourned, and cashed them in on three days in May and on one in August.
Source
Auditor of Public Accounts, Convention of 1867-1868, State Government Records Collection, APA Item no. 135, Library of Virginia.
Date
1867-1869
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Printed form and manuscript
Identifier
14_0146_002
Coverage
Virginia
Citation
“Constitutional Convention Coupon Book,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/607.