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Displaying 47 Finding Aids
Title
- Outgoing correspondence letter press books
Series Number
- A4146
Summary
- These two letter press volumes contain copies of outgoing correspondence produced by the Paymaster General's Office between April 25, 1865 and September 25, 1865. Much of the correspondence is illegible, but the volumes as a whole deal with the payment of bounty money and other claims filed with the state by Civil War veterans.
Creator
- New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Clinton Prison cash book
Series Number
- B1248
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.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Prisoners' deposit vouchers from Institution for Defective Delinquents, Napanoch
Series Number
- A1162
Summary
- This fragmentary series consists of vouchers for payment of bills for food, tobacco, and other personal items purchased by Napanoch inmates. Payments were made from earnings deposited with the prison superintendent. Vouchers include name and signature of inmate, date and total amount of purchase. Invoices from local stores are attached to the vouchers.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Cashbook
Series Number
- B1232
Summary
- This series consists of a cashbook that served as an on-going record of the prison's income, expenditures, and cash balances. The funds relate principally to prison industries. Recorded under various prison accounts, information includes cash receipts, deposits, balances and cash disbursements.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Division of Equalization and Assessment applications for state assistance for Hurricane Agnes flood damage
Series Number
- B0925
Summary
- Hurricane Agnes hit the Southern Tier and Hudson River Valley counties of New York State in June 1972 and caused several hundred million dollars of damage to real property. Property owners who suffered damage applied directly to the State Board of Equalization and Assessment for tax abatement. This series consist of applications, correspondence, memoranda, calculations, and notes relating to the special state aid program for municipalities and school districts where property owners were granted tax abatements for damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Warrants for payments to government officials and legislators
Series Number
- A0831
Summary
- The warrants for payment in this series generally include: payee's name; office held or reason for payment; sum to be paid; date; name of treasurer and comptroller; and a certificate of the payee's account, signed by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, or Comptroller.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Auburn Prison special funds expenditure journal
Series Number
- B1227
Summary
- This series consists of journals documenting expenditures in Auburn Prison special funds. Information includes date of expenditure, person or company paid, and name of account (e.g., Ordinary Repairs, Water System, Library, Electrocution, Emergency). Total expenditures for each fund are given every month.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Payment authorization to treasurer
Series Number
- A0839
Summary
- These records, from the Comptroller's Office consist of warrants to pay salary of the Attorney General.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Special funds expenditure ledger
Series Number
- B1229
Summary
- This ledger documents expenses in Auburn Prison's special accounting funds. These funds include Plumbing, Library, Road, Ordinary Repairs, and Electrical Execution. The ledger lists date of entry, name of individual or company paid, description of goods or services received, and amount paid. Also included is a monthly statement of total expenditures and a cash balance.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Expenditure ledger
Series Number
- B1233
Summary
- This series documents expenditures of the State Prison for Women in categories including salaries of prison officers; rations, clothing, and bedding; discharge and transportation of convicts; and repairs. The ledger lists date, individual or company receiving payment, a description of goods or services purchased, and amount paid.
Creator
- New York State Prison for Women
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Claims submitted for expenditures incurred in the organization, equipment, and subsistence of troops mustered into federal service
Series Number
- A4116
Summary
- This series consists of miscellaneous claims, correspondence, vouchers, and receipts received and audited by the Auditing Board. A law of 1862 appointed the Inspector General, Judge Advocate General and Quartermaster General to constitute an auditing board to examine claims "incurred in the organization, pay, equipment, quartering, subsistence and other proper expenses of troops raised... for the service of the United States...and which...have not hitherto been allowed and paid."
Creator
- New York (State). Auditing Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Entry documentation submitted by the Indian Commissioners and Indian agents for annuities paid to Indians and for other expenditures
Series Number
- A0832
Summary
- This series consists of records of the commissioners of Indian affairs and of state Indian agents. A law of 1779 appointed commissioners to ensure the security of the people of the state against future hostilities, and to demand compensation from Indians for previous hostilities. The commissioners were to be compensated for expenses incurred in carrying out their duties.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Affidavits of claimants for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed while in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861
Series Number
- A4115
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits submitted by individuals to a board, created by legislation of 1862, to validate claims and determine the sums due to regiments or members of the militia for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861. Claims were to be paid only if neither the individual nor his regiment or company received compensation for the items claimed, which had to be originally provided at his own expense.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Commissioners Constituted by Chapter 421, Laws of 1862
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Cash books
Series Number
- J0236
Summary
- This series consists of chronological log books recording cash receipts, disbursements, and balances of the Court of Appeals, Albany, N.Y. The function of the cash book was to provide an on-going record of the court's income and expenditures; entries are frequently for certificates of registration, remittiturs, and certified copies of petitions.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Appeals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Check register, income tax account
Series Number
- A1402
Summary
- This series consists of a register of checks drawn by the Comptroller for distribution of tax monies to the various counties, or for transfer of tax funds to other banks. Monies came from the state income tax, the bank tax, and the motor fuel tax. Each entry in the register gives date, bank drawn on, payee, check number, amount, and remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Treasury warrants
Series Number
- A1887
Summary
- This series consists of warrants issued by the governor authorizing the treasury to pay specified sums to persons who provided goods or services to New York. The warrants are for routine expenditures such as salaries for government officials and employees, travel expenses, or reimbursement for money or supplies provided to the government to help fortify the colony. The warrants contain the governor's name; sum and name of person to be paid; purpose of the payment; date; and treasurer's name.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Governor
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted due to burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire.
Title
- Manual of procedure for local relief administrations
Series Number
- A3263
Summary
- This mimeographed volume outlines the legal mandates and procedures to be followed by the State Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (TERA) and local welfare districts providing relief assistance to New Yorkers. It contains information on the following: general requirements, definitions, home relief, work relief procedure, commodity distribution, purchases and equipment rentals, accounts of fiscal officers, and special programs (College Student Aid, Emergency Education, Fresh Milk, Civilian Conservation Corps, and Transient Program for Unattached Individuals and Homeless Families).
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Emergency Relief Administration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of soldiers' claims expedited
Series Number
- A4135
Summary
- This series consists of bound volumes describing types of claims filed by Civil War veterans and actions taken by both the federal and state government. The claims pertain mainly to overdue pension and bounty monies but are also for commutations of rations and back pay. Each register provides claimant's name and rank; company and regiment; dates of enlistment and discharge; amount of claim; actions taken by the agency; and certification that the claimant has received the money and/or related papers.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence with federal and state Offices of Economic Opportunity
Series Number
- A4269
Summary
- Federal and State Offices of Economic Opportunity provide financial support for local anti-poverty campaigns among migrant workers, in the form of grants, loans, and loan guarantees, to assist in housing, sanitation, education, and day care of children. These files contain grant proposals; applications for the Community Action Programs especially the New York State Migrant Child Care Program; contracts for expenditure of funds; grant approvals; monthly financial reports; status reports; audit surveys; progress reports; and community action guides.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Payroll ledgers of the State Legislature
Series Number
- A1305
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of accounts of pay to members of the Assembly and Senate. Each account gives legislator's name and county of residence, warrant number and amount on debit side and days of attendance and mileage on credit side. Also included are ledgers providing the names, titles, pay rates, mileage reimbursement, and disbursement dates for members of the State Assembly and Senate and their staffs.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.