New York State Auditing Board Record of Claims A4141

New York State Auditing Board Record of Claims

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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:

The State Auditing Board was authorized to audit claims against the state for expenses incurred in the support of volunteers during the Civil War. This volume contains the results of every claim presented to the Auditing Board. Data includes claim number; classification (designated by capitalized or lower case letter); name of claimant; address (usually city or town); by whom claim was presented; date claim was filed; description of claim; amount claimed; description of board's actions; and final disposition.

Creator:

New York (State). Auditing Board

Title:

Record of claims

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

1 volume

Inclusive Dates:

1862-1868

Series Number:

A4141

Arrangement

Numeric by claim number; this is a chronological arrangement.

Administrative History

The Auditing Board was created by Chapter 397 of the Laws of 1862 and was authorized to audit claims against the state for expenses incurred in the organization, equipment, and subsistence of volunteers during the Civil War. During its existence the board audited 1,352 claims of which 728 were allowed and 624 disallowed. A total of $294,948.32 worth of claims was admitted while the board rejected another $294,800.33.

Scope and Content Note

This volume contains the results of every claim presented to the Auditing Board. The record for each claim contains the following information: claim number; classification (designated by capitalized or lower case letter); name of claimant; address (usually city or town); by whom claim was presented; date claim was filed; description of claim; amount claimed; description of board's actions; and final disposition. A description of the various criteria used to classify each claim, including those both allowed and disallowed, can be found in the Auditing Board's final report to the Legislature (Assembly Document No. 157, 1863).

Related Material

Series A4116, Claims Submitted for Expenditures Incurred in the Organization, Equipment, and Subsistence of Troops Mustered into Federal Service, contains additional records of the Auditing Board.