Entry documentation for state asylums A1226

Entry documentation for state asylums

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of payrolls, correspondence, bills, receipts, contracts, abstracts of vouchers, and one resolution for various New York State asylums including: New York State Asylum for Idiots, New York Lunatic Asylum, Binghamton Asylum for the Insane, New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women, New York State Inebriate Asylum, New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, New York State Institution for the Blind, and the Long Island State Hospital.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Title:

Entry documentation for state asylums

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1870-1905

Series Number:

A1226

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of payrolls, correspondence, bills, receipts, contracts, abstracts of vouchers, and one resolution for various New York State asylums. The records were generated pursuant to Chapter 21 of the Laws of 1782 which required all state offices, civil or military, to submit to the Auditor (predecessor of the Comptroller) "Such returns, abstracts or accounts, or vouchers as shall be necessary" to settle the accounts of the state.

Institutions that generated this record series include the New York State Asylum for Idiots, (payrolls, receipts, bills for furniture, clothing, supplies, food, construction costs, drugs and railroad shipping costs); New York Lunatic Asylum (construction bills); Binghamton Asylum for the Insane (contract for the construction of building); New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women (abstract of vouchers); New York State Institution for the Blind (resolution); New York State Inebriate Asylum (bills for supplies); New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home (correspondence); and the Long Island State Hospital (payroll).