Agency history record, 1782-1789.

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Agency history record, 1782-1789.

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Maryland State Archives

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Maryland. Commissioner of Army Accounts.

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By resolution of 20 February 1782, the Continental Congress called for the superintendent of the finances of the United States to nominate a commissioner for each state, approved by the state legislature or executive, to settle the accounts between the state and the United States. The commissioner was to settle and adjust accounts with officers and soldiers as well as individuals who supplied the Continental Army or suffered property damages as a result of its actions. In October 17...

Maryland. Commissioner to Settle and Adjust Pay Due Officers and Soldiers.

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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...