Indents Delivered to the Treasurer (PA) 1793

About This Collection

A joint effort between Register General John Donaldson and Comptroller General John Nicholson to provide state debt data to the Treasurer. Six columns divide the data into the following categories: column one has a number that is brought forward on each page; column two has a one or two digit number that can either be in a pattern or randomly placed; three has a four or five digit number; four is titled "brought up" and contains few numbers, most of which are three to five digits long; five uses the same system as three but the numbers are not consistent in each row; and six holds a number. In all probability, these indents are a record of the U.S. certificates issued in Pennsylvania at the close of the American Revolution for interest due on the public debt. Images are arranged alphabetically by surname. This collection is part of the Office of the Register General which was created in 1789.