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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a time book for prisoner labor in Company No. 6 in the iron ore separator at Clinton State Prison. Listed are the names and numbers of prisoners; their absence or presence each day; and the total number of days worked by each man and by all men for each month. At the end of each .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of vouchers and accounts submitted by the Auburn Prison agent to the Comptroller's Office. Each voucher lists date services or materials were provided, amount owed, name of payee, a receipt and the payee's affidavit that the amount is correct. Attached to the vouchers are original .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of ledger accounts for appropriations received from the state. Cash Accounts have entries for state appropriations and prison sales on the debit side and entries to the credit of the prison, with monthly totals and running balances. Also included are separate accounts for Legislative .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a daily account of receipts and expenditures at Clinton prison. Receipts include state appropriations and returns due to overcharges. Expenditure entries include voucher number; payee; itemized account of goods or services furnished; and total payment. Moneys were disbursed for .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series documents ores mined by prison labor under contract to the firms of Burton Davison and Co. and Thorne and Watson. Entries include the date and pounds of ore with sub-totals for each page, and recapitulations for each month..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a daily record of purchases of cloth and other items relating to tailoring, apparently for a shirt industry at Clinton State Prison. Entries include the quantity, description, and price of the article purchased, with subtotals for each purchase. Also included are expenses for .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a "Journal" kept by a prison employee at the Clinton State Prison. The account is for expenses of an employee who traveled frequently, escorting convicts, escapees, or parolees to prison, and investigating offers of employment for parolees, etc. Entries include expenditures for .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a book of inmate employees in the Manufacturing Department of the Clinton State Prison kept by or for the Principal Keeper. Each page lists employees in the department with job titles, and indicates their presence or absence each day of the month, the total days worked, rate .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1150
Dates:
1816-1825
Abstract:
This series consists of accounts, vouchers and reports of Commissioners for construction of Auburn Prison. Also included are abstracts and vouchers of the agents and the principal keepers of the prison for maintenance of printers and other expenses..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1152
Dates:
1825-1847
Abstract:
The series consists of abstracts and vouchers submitted to the Comptroller's Office from the commissioners appointed to build a prison in the Town of Mount Pleasant and similar documents for operation of the prison after it was built. Also included are payrolls of prison employees and inventories of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
The Clinton Prison voucher register provides a chronological list of all vouchers paid by the prison agent in response to invoices received from contractors. Information includes the sequential number of the voucher; the name of the issuing agent; the names of the contractors being paid; and a description .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a journal recording Clinton Prison's cash receipts, disbursements, and balances and as such provides an on-going record of the prison's income, expenditures, and cash on-hand. Categories include cash receipts, balances, and disbursements. Entries list name of account, fund or .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a journal containing information on miscellaneous Clinton Prison financial accounts. Most of the information apparently relates to profit and loss in the prison's production of iron and nails. Information includes the individual's name, the amount of the account, and a shorthand .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Correction
Abstract:
These are financial records of Auburn, Clinton, Great Meadow, and Sing Sing prisons. Prison wardens were required to submit to the Department of Correction monthly statements of receipts and expenditures. The statements include amounts spent on items such as equipment, wages, and administrative expenses; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of Clinton Prison's general ledger, which functioned as the principal record of final entry for all Clinton's financial transactions. The ledger records Clinton's production and sale of textiles, woodenware, tin ware, and other items. Most customer accounts consist of prisons, reformatories, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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