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Scope and Content Note

These volumes, kept for the auditing purposes of the institution's Executive Committee, document the expenses of the institution.

Payments were made to payroll and to businesses or individuals supplying goods or services; however, except in the case of payroll, there is no indication of what the payments were for.

The Executive Committee conducted a monthly audit of bills. Bills for each month were listed in entries providing: bill number (assigned consecutively); name of payee; amount of bill; date of bill; and total amount of bills for the month. Following the audit, a committee member signed an endorsement under the list of bills stating that they have been audited and a warrant issued for payment of the bills (no endorsements after August 1925).