Clinton Prison Cash Book

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of a journal recording Clinton Prison's cash receipts, disbursements, and balances and as such provides an on-going record of the prison's income, expenditures, and cash on-hand. Categories include cash receipts, balances, and disbursements. Entries list name of account, fund or payee.
Title
Clinton Prison cash book
Quantity
1 cubic foot; (1 volume)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
B1248
Creator
Arrangement

Chronological by date of transaction.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of a one-volume journal recording Clinton Prison's cash receipts, disbursements, and balances from October 3, 1910 to January 30, 1915. The function of the cash book was to provide an on-going record of the prison's income, expenditures, and cash on-hand.

The cash book includes entries in the following categories:

1) Cash receipts and balances: date; name of account; prison capital fund cash: accounts receivable, prison capital fund; C.D. and M.E. fund cash; and general cash.

2) Cash disbursements: date; name of payee; general cash: maintenance, other appropriations, industries, convicts' compensation, deposit refunds, total; transferred out of funds: account name, amount; check number.

The bottom of each journal page includes totals for category entries which are forwarded to the top of the following page.

Custodial History

Originally accessioned as part of old collection #512E, accession -443.

Access Restrictions

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