Continental Ledgers, circa 1775-1785, This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education., Grouped alphabetically by the first letter of the surname of the account holder. An index to this listing can be found in RG/004/2- Alphabetical (old) Index to Continental Ledgers Nos. 1 & 2, 1775-1785. The date appearing above is based on the traditional dates assigned to Continental Journals, 1775-1785. Both the Ledgers, Journals, and Day/Waste Books, however, were probably created in the late 1780's or 1790's for auditing purposes. 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 RG/004/10- Continental Journals, 1775-1785.
