Agency history record, 1778-1828.

Maryland. Commissioner of Army Accounts.

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Maryland. Auditor General

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The office of the Auditor General evolved out of two agencies, the 1776 Board of Accounts and the 1777 Board of Auditors, neither of which lasted more than one year. In March 1778, the House of Delegates resolved to appoint an auditor general to audit, state, and settle public accounts (Laws of 1778, res. 1). Records previously maintained by the Board of Auditors were turned over to the auditor general for examination and correction. Moreover, the new official was required to render...

Maryland. Council of Safety

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By resolution of 18 July 1775, the Continental Congress recommended that each colony appoint a committee of safety "to superintend and direct all matters necessary for the security and defence of their respective colonies in the recess of their assemblies and conventions." A week later, the Convention of Maryland chose by ballot the Council of Safety of Maryland. Acting as an executive body, the council enforced its dictates and those of the Continental Congress through a system of ...

Maryland. Intendant of the Revenue

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In 1781 Maryland was saddled with a combination of war debt and high inflation. In an attempt to reign in the chaotic economy, the state created the office of Intendant fot eh Revenue (Laws of 1781, ch. 27), to oversee the state's finances. The intendant's duties included supervision of the treasurers, the auditor general, the Commissioners to Preserve Confiscated Property, and the Commissioner to Settle and Adjust Pay Due Officers and Soldiers of Maryland in the service of the Unit...