Records of the Second Auditor.

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Records of the Second Auditor.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122558276

The records include correspondence, 1795-1899; registers of correspondence, 1839-99; warrents, ledgers, and journals, 1776-1908, including journals relating to furnishing supplies at New York and Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War; accounts, 1817-50; and records relating to pay of troops, payment of pensions, and awards of bounty land, 1803-1916.

3,716 linear ft.

National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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SNAC Resource ID: 6763224

National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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The Office of the First Comptroller was created in 1789 by the act establishing the Treasury Department. His responsibilities included final approval of all settled accounts, keeping records relating to receipts and disbursements of public funds, and keeping copies of contracts. In 1817 the Comptroller's functions relating to military accounts were turned over to the newly created office of the Second Comptroller, and in 1849 some of his functions relating to customs accounts were turned over to...