Auburn Prison accounts and vouchers of agent and warden
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
2 cubic feet
Arrangement
Numerical.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of vouchers and accounts submitted by the prison agent pursuant to Chap. 459, Laws of 1847. Each voucher in this series takes the form of an account with the agent and warden of Auburn Prison, giving the date when services or materials were provided, amount owed, name of payee, and his receipt. On the back of the voucher is the payee's affidavit that the amount is correct. Attached to the vouchers are original bills or invoices. Abstracts for each month list and total the enclosed vouchers.
Related Material
Series A1062, Accounts of monies expended at Auburn Prison, and Series A1150, Accounts, vouchers, and reports on building and maintenance of Auburn Prison, both contain additional accounts for funds expended at Auburn Prison during the nineteenth century.
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