Daybooks and journals, 1842-1891.

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Daybooks and journals, 1842-1891.

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This series consists of accounting journals of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). The journals record payments made by the hospital for a variety of expenses. These transactions were later entered into ledgers (many no longer extant) under individual accounts or expense categories.

1 cu. ft. (3 volumes)

New York State Archives

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