Thomas Indian School Ledger Accounts
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
3 cubic feet
9 volumes; 4 microfilm rolls 35mm
9 volume(s)
4 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Arrangement
Chronological by varying span of years; accounts within volumes are in no particular order.
Scope and Content Note
The series constitutes a final record of financial transactions of the school according to controlling and individual accounts. Included in controlling accounts are transactions involving clothing, fuel, freight and express, medicine, provisions, and wages. Individual accounts pertain to individual merchants and suppliers.
Entries generally include date of transaction, amount of transaction, and nature of transaction (e.g. "services," "goods," "labor," "cash," or name of merchandise). Most entries include a page reference to the corresponding entry in the journal accounts (series B0642).
All volumes in the series contain controlling accounts; individual accounts exist only for the periods 1894-1896 and 1898-1920. Special accounts for individual categories of food and general supplies (e.g. apples, beef, brooms, coal, fish, hooks and eyes, lard, oats, tea, yeast, etc.) were kept between 1894-1897.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through inter-library loan.
Related Material
B0642Series B0642 Thomas Indian School Journal Accounts contains transaction entries referenced in this series.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Volumes 1-6 have individual alphabetical indexes to account names; no indexes for Volumes 7-9.
Volume list is available at the repository.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Access Terms
Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children
New York (State). Department of Social Welfare
Indians of North America--Child welfare
Schools--Records and correspondence
Indians of North America--Orphanages