Registers of audited bills A3186

Registers of audited bills

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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 documents expenses of the House of Refuge and were kept for the Executive Committee monthly audit of bills. Bills for each month included the following information: bill number; payee name; date and amount 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).

Creator:

New York House of Refuge

Title:

Registers of audited bills

Quantity:

0.7 cubic feet

(3 volumes)

Inclusive Dates:

1909-1933

Series Number:

A3186

Arrangement

Chronological.

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).