Specie Ledger (PA) 1775-1790

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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. Entries relate to the payment of taxes, receipt of revenue, government expenses, and transactions of county officials and committees. Information provided includes account name, amounts paid and received. The folio numbers appearing at the far left of each entry to RG 4/54- Specie Journals, 1775-1790, also digitized. Images are arranged chronologically by date of transaction. At the beginning of the volume the entries are grouped alphabetically in an index according to account holder and the page number where their information can be found is located to the right of each name. This collection is part of the Office of the Comptroller General which was created in 1782.

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Specie Ledger (Roll 3550, Part 2)