Geological Survey Accounts (PA) 1837-1840, 1851-1857, 1875

About This Collection

Accounts of expenses incurred for the first geological survey of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The sequentially numbered expenses for 1837-1840 most often cover freight charges, food, postage, stationary, and other supplies and generally provide the name of the person receiving payment, the nature of the expense incurred, the amount paid, and the signature of the person receiving payment. Also found for these years are a large number of loose receipts for expenditures paid. Suspended in 1840 due to inadequate funding, the geological survey was resumed when the state legislature appropriated an additional $32,000 for the purpose in 1851. The Expenditures (1851) and Vouchers (1875) provide a record of salaries and expenses paid toward completion of the survey in those years. Index to A. D. Cash and B. Brown's Accounts Current, Old Philadelphia, 1835. Images are arranged chronologically by date payment was made. This collection is part of the Office of the Auditor General which audits the fiscal affairs for the Commonwealth.