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Scope and Content Note

A1298-78: This volume is a ledger of accounts kept by the Comptroller's office for state aid to agricultural societies; and treasurer's reports of county agricultural societies to the Comptroller. On the debit side of the ledger are entered state appropriations to county agricultural societies and voluntary subscriptions; on the credit side are entered cash payments for premiums offered at agricultural fairs, and balances carried forward. There is an index in the front of this volume.

A1298-07: This accretion contains treasurer's reports of county agricultural societies to the State Comptroller's office. The counties include Steuben and Oswego and the town of Hornellsville (Steuben County).