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Displaying 134 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Auditor General fragments from the Auditor General's memorandum book
Series Number
- A0173
Summary
- This series consists of surviving fragments of the Auditor General's memorandum book, dated approximately 1780. These records are restricted due to severe burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Auditor General
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe burn damage. Use only under supervison of archivist.
Title
- Ledger of salaries and expenses for state agencies
Series Number
- A1279
Summary
- This series consists of carbon copy forms regarding salaries. Information includes salary; time period covered; annual salary; retirement registration number; relevant law and chapter; title of position; rate of contribution; contribution amount; amount paid employee; and check number. In addition, for the Department of the State Engineer and Surveyor there are printed forms of schedule of accounts of the Canal Fund. These list appropriation; chapter and laws; claimant; voucher number and amount; requisition number and amount; and check number.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Account book of expenses for building Sing Sing Prison (Mt. Pleasant)
Series Number
- A1292
Summary
- This series consists of accounts submitted by the Commissioners for building a prison at Sing Sing (Mt. Pleasant) to the prison agent. Expenses are listed for a variety of items including building materials; foodstuffs; and wages for various services provided.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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
- Entry documentation submitted by the Commissioners of Navigation to the Comptroller
Series Number
- A0826
Summary
- This series contains records submitted in support of raising funds and collecting voluntary contributions to fund the deepening of the Hudson River. The records include accounts, voluntary contributions and bonds, income and expense reports, receipts, and other related records. These records generally provide the date and names of commissioners, donors, or those who held accounts with the commissioners.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Audited accounts for new construction
Series Number
- A3254
Summary
- This series consists of information used to track expenditures for construction of new buildings for the House of Refuge on Randalls Island including a school, dining rooms, and a "female house." For each building, information includes payment date; to whom or for what payment was made; payment amount; and certification by member of Finance Committee that account is correct. Much of the writing in this volume has been obliterated by water damage.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledger accounts for leases of surplus canal water, salaries of canal officials, and canal loans
Series Number
- A3240
Summary
- This series is a record of payments and receipt of the canals account and canal debt. Each account provides account name; account paid or received; date of transaction; and service or item for which payment was made or received.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inventories and accounts
Series Number
- J0301
Summary
- This series consists of property inventories and accounts of administrators and executors for those with and without a will. Inventories include decedent's name, occupation, residence, a list and appraisal of personal and real property (including slaves), and signatures of persons compiling and those appraising the inventory. Accounts contain descendants name, executor/ administrator, outstanding debts and credits.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Probates
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Account book for cash paid out for Black River, Genesee Valley, and other branch canals
Series Number
- A1092
Summary
- This account book documents cash payments for construction or repairs of the Black River, Genesee Valley, Crooked Lake, Chemung, and other branch canals, and for the Oneida River improvement. Each entry provides date, voucher number, amount paid, and occasionally a brief note on the type of work done.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Account of expenditures for constructing the Champlain Canal
Series Number
- A1086
Summary
- This account book lists expenditures for construction of the Champlain Canal from Hudson River to Whitehall in New York State. The book presumably came into the possession of the Comptroller in his capacity as a member of the Canal Board. Each entry gives: contractor's name; brief description of work performed; rate of pay; and amount of pay.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of property first cleared and left at Boonville on the Black River Canal
Series Number
- B0249
Summary
- These volumes contain detailed statistical data on agricultural and manufactured goods that passed through the toll collector's office at Boonville on the Black River Canal. These accounts record types of materials and their weight and or measurements. Entries are recorded daily and totaled at weekly, monthly, and yearly intervals.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of property transfer taxes
Series Number
- B0973
Summary
- This series consists of a summary record of property transfer taxes paid to the State Comptroller. Information includes the date of receipt; receipt number; decedent; name of person paying tax; payer's address; amount paid; amount of gifts, legacies, etc.; and remarks. There are no indexes to names of decedents.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Land appraisal, survey, and transaction records
Series Number
- A0244
Summary
- This series compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor documents the appraisal, surveying, purchase, and sale of lands within the state. Records include land tract sales, land appraisals, surveys and descriptions of tracts, reports (such as land boundaries and state canals); correspondence (including about oyster lands), field notes and maps, leases and court records. Many records deal with boundary lines between New York State and the neighboring states and between various towns within the state.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Account book listing expenditures and monthly balance statements of the Western Division
Series Number
- B0741
Summary
- This volume contains expenditures and the monthly balance of the Western Division of the New York State Canal System.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of payments on vouchers for Barge Canal work
Series Number
- A4427
Summary
- This series consists of accounts of payments made to companies on vouchers for equipment, supplies, materials, and services used on work done in the Western Division of the Barge Canal. Companies include parts manufacturers; insurers; foundries; carters; realtors/rental agents; tool and machine makers; railroads; apparel/clothing stores; munitions dealers; and producers of raw materials. For each company the accounts show date; brief description of order; number/quantity; item, voucher and payment numbers; and total of costs per voucher.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Industrial School financial records of the institution
Series Number
- A3129
Summary
- This series consists of payment records made by the State Industrial School to employees and to businesses or individuals who supplied goods or services. Records include pay roll information including name and position; invoices listing items or services purchased; and abstracts of accounts for the preceding month which contains to whom paid or purpose (e.g. pay roll; company name) and for what paid (e.g. salaries; coal; meat).
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Account books of payments made to companies and employees for work on the Western Division of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B0736
Summary
- This series consists of account books for the Western Division of the Barge Canal listing expenditures and payments to companies and employees.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Thomas Indian School journal accounts
Series Number
- B0642
Summary
- This series consists of a detailed chronological record of financial transactions at Thomas Indian School. Entries record transaction (items purchased, quantity, unit cost, and cash receipts); name of the merchant or disburser of funds; total amount of transaction; and date. Also included is a certificate of appointment of George I. Lincoln as agent of the Onondaga Indians; a watercolor painting of flowers, signed by Aleck George; and lithograph, "What We Have We'll Hold!" depicting a nationalistic theme, copyright 1900.
Creator
- Thomas Indian School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accounts of infants with the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company
Series Number
- J0056
Summary
- The laws of 1830 incorporated the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company and stipulated that the Court of Chancery could appoint this institution as a guardian for infants whose estates yielded an annual income exceeding $100. The court used the Trust Company as a depository for the monies of infants and for other purposes. This series consists of the accounts of infants under the care of a court appointed guardian with the Trust Company.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accounts of taxes on incorporations
Series Number
- A0965
Summary
- Accounts of taxes on incorporated companies, in five sewn booklets varying in content and format.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.