Journal of accounts, 1780-1843.

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Journal of accounts, 1780-1843.

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Record of accounts related primarily to legislators and jurors for their services as well as "itinerant charges" (travel allowances). Also includes record of payments to legislators for administrative expenses as approved by the Committee on Claims.

5.5 cubic ft.

Maryland State Archives

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Maryland. Treasurer of the Western Shore

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The Maryland Constitution of 1776 continued the colonial offices of the Eastern and Western Shore treasurers. Primarily a result of geography and demographics, the standing of the two treasures was unequal. While their principle function was to receive and disburse public funds, the Eastern Shore treasurer was little more than a deputy or agent of his Western Shore counterpart, who conducted most of the treasury business within Maryland. By 1841, transactions of the Eastern Shore office declined...