Commonplace book, 1861-1879.

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Commonplace book, 1861-1879.

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Commonplace book contains exchange of letters between Robertson and friends, colleagues, and other associates (1861-1865); together with a note from the Comptroller's Office in the state of Florida (25 Sept. 1879).

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Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8048527

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Third Auditor

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Confederate States of America. Office of the First Auditor

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Florida. Comptroller's Office

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The post of Comptroller was created in the 1838 Constitution and implemented in 1845. The Comptroller succeeded the Territorial Auditor of Public Accounts and assumed his duties as the state's chief fiscal officer. The Comptroller's Office examines, audits, and settles all accounts, claims, and demands against the state. It supervises banking institutions, sale of securities, and collection of revenue and taxes. The Comptroller writes warrants for payment against the sta...

Robertson, James W., government clerk

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Clerk working in the Third Auditor's Office; at outbreak of Civil War, he resigned his post and took up a position as First Auditor of the Confederate States of America Treasury Department; following the war he returned to Washington, D.C., and resumed life as a clerk in private practice. From the description of Commonplace book, 1861-1879. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70949705 ...