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Specie Day Book and Waste Books (Roll 3549, Part 1)

Specie Day Book and Waste Books, Volumes 1 and 2, 1775-1790, 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., A record relating to the payment and settlement of public money, kept by Comptroller General John Nicholson for the purpose of auditing, liquidating and adjusting Commonwealth accounts. Although the entries are dated from 1775-1790, the actual books were probably compiled in the late 1780s or early 1790s for auditing purposes. Information provided includes a description of each transaction, the amounts involved, the page numbers of the corresponding entries in the RG/004/55 - Specie Ledger, 1775-1790 and RG/004/54 - Specie Journals, 1775-1790, and often the date of the transaction.
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APA citation style
Specie Day Book and Waste Books (Roll 3549, Part 1). (1790). Specie Day Book and Waste Books (Roll 3549, Part 1). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Asdbawb_253
MLA citation style
Specie Day Book And Waste Books (Roll 3549, Part 1). no date. Pennsylvania. Comptroller-General's Office, 1790.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
“Specie Day Book And Waste Books (Roll 3549, Part 1)”, Specie Day Book and Waste Books (PA) 1775-1790, 1790. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Asdbawb_253.
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[]Details

Title

Specie Day Book and Waste Books (Roll 3549, Part 1)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Comptroller-General's Office
Waste books
Account books
Nicholson, John, 1757-1800

Description

Specie Day Book and Waste Books, Volumes 1 and 2, 1775-1790

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Comptroller-General's Office

Department

Office of the Comptroller General

Date

1775; 1776; 1777; 1778; 1779; 1780; 1781; 1782; 1783; 1784; 1785; 1786; 1787; 1788; 1789; 1790

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG4-3549, Part 1

Language

English

Relation

RG 4, Series 53, Specie Day Book and Waste Books, 1775-1790

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Contact

Commercial use of this image requires permission and may be subject to a fee. Contact Pennsylvania State Archives at http://www.pastatearchives.com

Contributing Institution

Pennsylvania State Archives

Sponsorship

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.

Notes

A record relating to the payment and settlement of public money, kept by Comptroller General John Nicholson for the purpose of auditing, liquidating and adjusting Commonwealth accounts. Although the entries are dated from 1775-1790, the actual books were probably compiled in the late 1780s or early 1790s for auditing purposes. Information provided includes a description of each transaction, the amounts involved, the page numbers of the corresponding entries in the RG/004/55 - Specie Ledger, 1775-1790 and RG/004/54 - Specie Journals, 1775-1790, and often the date of the transaction.