Register of Executive Accounts (PA) 1784-1791

About This Collection

Four volumes of registers documenting the expenditures of the Supreme Executive Council. These registers were maintained in order to keep balance accounts with the Comptroller General. Entries in these registers show the names of those directly employed by the Council or under their supervision, a brief description of work they performed, and the amount paid to them. Each expenditure was approved by order of the council. Typical reasons for expenditures include land surveys, salaries for councilors, government officials and clerks, and purchase of supplies. Images are arranged is chronologically by date of expenditure. This collection is part of the Office of the Comptroller General which was created in 1782.