Continental Ledgers (PA) 1775-1785

About This Collection

A record relating to the payment and settlement of public money kept for the purpose of auditing, liquidating and adjusting Commonwealth accounts. Types of transactions recorded include tax payments, fines, government expenses, and transactions of county officials. Information given includes a list of people and their rank in the militia or position in the county or state government, the amount of money spent by the persons listed, what items were purchased, from whom these items were purchased, and the date of transaction. An account of moneys received by these individuals and from whom they were received is also contained within these volumes. The page numbers in the far left column of each page refer to the Continental Journals (also digitized). Images are grouped alphabetically by the first letter of the surname of the account holder. In addition, an index to this listing can be found in the Alphabetical Index to Continental Ledgers Nos. 1 and 2 (also digitized). This collection is part of the Office of the Comptroller General which was created in 1782.

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Continental Ledgers (Roll 3552, Part 3)