New York State Comptroller's Office Correspondence Concerning Claims for War Service and Bills for Military Expenses

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Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
Most of this series consists of letters written to the Comptroller requesting searches of records to confirm individuals' Revolutionary War service. Replies from the controller are not included. Additional material includes bills for repair and storage of small arms; memoranda concerning state military accounts; certificates of employment of clerks in the adjutant general's office; War of 1812 claim number 16,273; and a few claims for the state campaign badge awarded for military service during the Spanish-American War.
Title
New York State Comptroller's Office correspondence concerning claims for war service and bills for military expenses
Quantity
0.4 cubic feet
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Series Number
B1182
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Scope and Content Note

This series resulted from the comptroller's maintenance of records of the state's military expenditures. Most of the series consists of letters received by the comptroller requesting searches of records to confirm Revolutionary War service.

In addition, the following records are included: bills for repair and storage of small arms; memoranda concerning state military accounts; certificates of employment of clerks in the adjutant general's office; War of 1812 claim number 16,273; and a few claims for the state campaign badge awarded for military service during the Spanish-American War.

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