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These receipts, kept for the accounting purposes of the state and the institution, document expenses for the construction of buildings and related facilities on Randall's Island. The laws of 1851 and 1853 authorizing construction of the new site required that the Managers of the institution submit detailed reports of expenditures for the work done.
The receipts provide: date; amount paid; service for which paid; and signature of payee. Expenditures were for: plans and related architectural work for buildings; surveys and maps; printing of specifications; grading and excavating; building of docks; building sea wall; brick and stone; water pipes; iron work; carpentry; and inspection work.
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