Research

Overview of the Records

Repository:

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

Summary:
This series consists of a single accounting ledger in which the State Treasurer recorded the state's daily financial receipts and expenditures. Given the date span of the series, many of the recorded transactions document Revolutionary War activities of the new state government and its citizens. Virtually every type of expenditure involved in supporting the state's war effort is noted in the ledger.
Creator:
Title:
Treasurer's ledger of financial transactions
Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1775-1782
Series Number:
A3203