Entry documentation for building and maintenance of government facilities, 1785-1855.

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Entry documentation for building and maintenance of government facilities, 1785-1855.

This series contains records of repairs and other work done on government buildings. By the 1797 law appointing a state comptroller, state officials and agencies were to account to the comptroller for any state money they spent, and to make compensation for money they owed to the state.

1.5 cu. ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201308

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New York (State). Dept. of Audit and Control.

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These records were generated as a result of the duty of the Comptroller to maintain clerical accounting records for the state. From the description of Computer-produced appropriation ledger abstracts for state agencies, 1968-1969. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 77686278 Appraisal of damages was first carried out by a Canal Commissioner and two canal appraisers pursuant to Laws of 1817, Chapter 262; the Revised Statutes of 1829, Part I, Chapter 9,...

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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