Audited accounts for new construction A3254

Audited accounts for new construction

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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 consists of information used to track expenditures for construction of new buildings for the House of Refuge on Randalls Island including a school, dining rooms, and a "female house." For each building, information includes payment date; to whom or for what payment was made; payment amount; and certification by member of Finance Committee that account is correct. Much of the writing in this volume has been obliterated by water damage.

Creator:

New York House of Refuge

Title:

Audited accounts for new construction

Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

1 volume

Inclusive Dates:

1861-1862

Series Number:

A3254

Arrangement

Arranged by building, then chronological by date of payment.

Scope and Content Note

This volume tracks expenditures for construction of new buildings ("houses") for the House of Refuge on Randalls Island. New buildings included a school, dining rooms, and a "female house."

For each building, information provided includes: date of payment; to whom or for what payment made; amount of payment; and certification by member of Finance Committee that account is correct.

Much of the writing in this volume has been obliterated by water damage.