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Displaying 24 Finding Aids
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
- Daily journal
Series Number
- A1329
Summary
- This series consists of a chronological record of payments made by the State. Information includes the person, agency, or institution to which payment is to be made; warrant number; amount; and daily totals. Payments were made to brigade inspectors; the banking department; county treasurers; the court of errors; and on accounts such as expenses of the Comptroller's Office, expenses of the geological survey, postage for state offices, and expenses of the building of the new state hall.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Treasurer's journal of receipts and expenditures
Series Number
- A1314
Summary
- This journal was kept by the Treasurer for receipts and expenditures of the state. Information includes date; receipt number; source of monies (taxes, e.g. quit rent, vendue duty, mortgages, etc.); amount; check and warrant numbers; payee (members of the legislature, other state and local officials, and various other creditors of the state) and amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal of fines and compensation
Series Number
- B1231
Summary
- This series consists of a journal of fines imposed on individuals incarcerated at Auburn Prison and the State Prison for Women. Information includes names; number of days fined and amount of fine. The journal also lists individuals with amounts of "fines restored" and monthly listings of amounts received from fines and from the "P.C. Fund."
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal of expenditures for shirt industry
Series Number
- B0112
Summary
- This series consists of a daily record of purchases of cloth and other items relating to tailoring, apparently for a shirt industry at Clinton State Prison. Entries include the quantity, description, and price of the article purchased, with subtotals for each purchase. Also included are expenses for travel and other purposes.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Auburn Prison general journal
Series Number
- B1230
Summary
- Auburn Prison's general journal was the principal accounting record of original entry for the prison, listing all financial transactions in chronological order. Entries cover all prison receipts and expenses such as salaries, repairs, supplies, rations, and disbursements to released inmates. Information includes date of transaction, individual or company being paid, and the amount of money received or paid.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Highway construction and maintenance payment journal
Series Number
- B0275
Summary
- This series consists of a record of payments for highway construction, maintenance, engineering, and related expenses. Information includes county; estimate number; road number; petition number; amount paid from state fund, county fund, and federal aid; and amount to be charged on account for construction, engineering, advertising, or miscellaneous expenses. The requisition number; date and who was paid are sometimes included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Highways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Treasurer's Office auditor's journal
Series Number
- A3201
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- General journal
Series Number
- B1235
Summary
- The general journal of the State Prison for Women was the principal accounting record of original entry for the prison, listing all financial transactions in chronological order. Information includes transaction date, individual or company being paid, and the amount of money received or paid.
Creator
- New York State Prison for Women
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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 expenditures for fighting the influenza epidemic
Series Number
- A0772
Summary
- The series consists of a handwritten journal of funds (primarily payroll) expended to combat the outbreak of influenza. The journal is divided into two sections. The first section lists salaries paid and includes appointment date; name; position (such as clerk, nurse, physician, publicity expert, field agent); and salary rate. The second section lists account expenditures and includes payment date; to whom paid; folio number; amount for traveling, communication, or salary; and the available balance.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal of accounts
Series Number
- A0794
Summary
- This series consists of handwritten account journals documenting the disbursement of department funds for the suppression of the influenza epidemic (1918-1919). Types of accounts (as appropriated by the legislature) include "traveling expenses," fees for informational searches into vital statistics, care of typhoid carriers, cold storage in laboratories, equipment, etc. The volumes generally contain brief tables of contents.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Thomas Indian School ledger accounts
Series Number
- B0643
Summary
- This series constitutes a final record of financial transactions of the Thomas Indian School according to controlling and individual accounts. Controlling accounts include transactions involving clothing, fuel, freight and express, medicine, provisions, and wages. Individual accounts pertain to individual merchants and suppliers. Entries generally include date, amount, and nature of transaction (such as services, goods, labor, or cash).
Creator
- Thomas Indian School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Journal of surveyor general's accounts
Series Number
- A1463
Summary
- This series contains accounts of the State of New York with Simeon De Witt, Surveyor General. Debits are on the left hand folio and credits on the right. Most of the expenses recorded are for surveys of tracts of unappropriated lands and for newspaper advertisements of land sales.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Thomas Indian School farm expenditure and production journals
Series Number
- B0641
Summary
- This series consists of journals providing a detailed chronological record of expenditures and production of the school's farm. The agricultural program was part of the "instruction in husbandry and the arts of civilization" that the school provided to resident Indian children. Expenditure journals itemize each purchase or loss by farm department (e.g., poultry, dairy, fruits, garden, field crops) and account (e.g., equipment, home products used, profit and loss, labor employees).
Creator
- Thomas Indian School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Daily journal
Series Number
- A0966
Summary
- This journal from the office of the Comptroller lists various financial transactions made from May 1, 1797 to October 27, 1802. The comptroller was responsible for drawing up warrants for all monies to be paid by the Treasurer, keeping the financial records of the state, investing the state's funds, and borrowing money on the credit of the state.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commissioners of the Canal Fund daybook and journal number 8
Series Number
- A1083
Summary
- The Commissioners of the Canal Fund oversaw all financial operations of the canal system. The left side of the volume consists of a daybook recording drafts on various banks in favor of various creditors of the Canal Fund. The right side contains a journal indicating debits and credits and posting of various transactions.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Daily journals of receipts and disbursements
Series Number
- A1318
Summary
- This series consists of daily journals of receipts and disbursements by the Comptroller. Entries include receipts and disbursements and provide the following information: receipt or warrant number, name of individual account, and amount. Later volumes have monthly totals of receipts and disbursements. Totals for debits and credits are maintained in separate columns.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal of expenses for building State Hall
Series Number
- A1330
Summary
- This journal records payments in connection with the construction of State Hall, a government office building. Vouchers were submitted to the Comptroller for approval and payment for expenses: wages; building materials; cartage; and other supplies. It is impossible to determine to whom paid, what for, and amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Profit and loss journal
Series Number
- B1252
Summary
- This series consists of a journal containing information on miscellaneous Clinton Prison financial accounts. Most of the information apparently relates to profit and loss in the prison's production of iron and nails. Information includes the individual's name, the amount of the account, and a shorthand description of the account. Also included is a summary of expenses and sales in iron and nail production.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.