Accounts, vouchers, and reports on building and maintenance of Auburn Prison

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of accounts, vouchers and reports of Commissioners for construction of Auburn Prison. Also included are abstracts and vouchers of the agents and the principal keepers of the prison for maintenance of printers and other expenses.
Title
Accounts, vouchers, and reports on building and maintenance of Auburn Prison
Quantity
3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A1150
Creator
Administrative History

A law of 1816 authorized appointment of Commissioners to erect a new state prison at Auburn, and required them to render account to the Comptroller for monies expended. Actual management of the prison was entrusted to an agent who was to settle accounts with the Comptroller annually.

Scope and Content Note

Series consists of accounts and vouchers and a few reports of the commissioners for construction of Auburn Prison. There are also abstracts and vouchers of the agents and the principal keepers of the prison for maintenance of printers and other expenses.

Series A1151, Auburn Prison accounts and vouchers of agent and warden, and Series A1062, Accounts of monies expended at Auburn Prison, both contain additional accounts of funds expended at Auburn Prison during the nineteenth century.

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