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Construction journals


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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 account journals documenting expenses and payments for construction of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. Information includes account name; what payment is for; amount paid; check number; and the corresponding ledger page or account number. Also included is an accounting journal documenting expenses for construction of new buildings in 1844.
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Construction journals
Quantity:

0.7 cubic feet

3 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1838-1846
Series Number:
B1496

Arrangement

Chronological by payment date.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of account journals documenting expenses and payments for construction of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica . Information given for each payment includes name of account; a note indicating what payment is for (usually type of labor or material supplied); amount paid; check number; and a page or account number indicating location where the entry is recorded in a separate account ledger.

B1496-97: This accretion consists of one accounting journal (1844-1846) which documents expenses for construction of new buildings at the State Lunatic Asylum. In 1844, the legislature approved additional funds for enlargement of the State Lunatic Asylum grounds and erection of additional buildings (Laws of 1844, Chapter 337).

Expenses are recorded for a variety of material, labor, and services. Material listed includes lumber, bricks, glass, joists, and roof timbers. Labor includes excavation, blacksmithing, stone cutting, masonry work, carpentry, framing, and foundation work. Services listed include superintending and visiting the work in progress. Date, recipient, item, and amount is shown for each expense recorded.

Related Material

Series B1495, State Lunatic Asylum Construction Ledgers, also contains records of payments of construction expenses.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

B1496-96: Volume list.

Custodial History

B1496-96: These records were transferred to the State Archives on September 16, 1996 from Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center under RDA 19266.

B1496-97: These records were transferred to the State Archives on June 18, 1997 from Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center under RDA 19266.

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