Inventory of documents stored in State Hall A1186

Inventory of documents stored in State Hall

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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 from the Comptroller's Office consists of an inventory for documents contained in "sundry boxes deposited in the upper loft of the State Hall". The documents range in date from Revolutionary War to the 1820's. and include accounts of/for: Governors; Commissioner of Conspiracies; army provisions; War of 1812 expenditures; roads and bridges; building the Capitol and State Hall; wolf bounties; and for building and maintaining Auburn Prison.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Title:

Inventory of documents stored in State Hall

Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1830

Series Number:

A1186

Scope and Content Note

Consists of an inventory for the contents of 13 boxes of documents contained in "sundry boxes deposited in the upper loft of the State Hall". The documents range in date from Revolutionary War to the 1820's. Examples of documents listed are: accounts of Governors George Clinton and Daniel D Tompkins; accounts of provisions for army 1781; accounts of commissioner of conspiracies; 1781; accounts of commissioner of conspiracies 1781; accounts for expenditures in war of 1812; accounts for roads and bridges; accounts for building the Capitol and State Hall; Wolf for building Capitol and State Hall; wolf bounties, 1815-1821; accounts for building and maintaining Auburn Prison; etc. Most of these records are found in records of the Comptroller now in the State Archives.