Papers. 1819-1829.

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Papers. 1819-1829.

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Series A: Vouchers and purchase records, 1824-1829, for fuel, sundries for chemical department, bunks, stationery, building supplies, straw, hay and corn signed by Aeneas Mackay; series B: 1-6, 1824-1825 disbursments, pay vouchers to repairmen, clerks, drivers, vouchers for baggage transport; series B: 7-10, 1826 recipts for postage, transportation of baggage, passage for enlisted men, masons' pay, mess hall repairs; series B: 11-14, 1826-1828, expenditures for transportation, repairs pay for masons, carpenters, custodial staff, clerks; series C-K, 1825-1826, vouchers for straw, fuel, forage and stationery issued, vouchers for expenses incurred in pursuing deserters; duplicate vouchers, 1825-1829; public letters rec'd by Aeneas Mackay, 1824-1829 including correspondence from contractors, letters from Thayer regarding supplies; contractual agreements for goods, 1819-1827; auditors' statements, 1824-1829; returns and statements, 1823-1825; vouchers and recipts for construction of the U.S.M.A. Band Barracks, 1825-1827; letters from Quartermaster's Office, N.Y. to Aeneas Mackay; U.S. Military Academy fund vouchers, recipts for cadets' uniforms, 1825-1829.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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