Maryland manuscript material, 1747-1863.

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Maryland manuscript material, 1747-1863.

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Miscellaneous letterbooks, scrapbooks, account books, ledgers, etc., relating to the Maryland Intendant of Revenue, the Revolution, various businesses, and the Maryland Vice-Admiralty Court.

327 items.8 containers.4 microfilm reels.

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Maryland. Vice-Admiralty Court.

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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...