Warrant Registers and Index (PA) 1782-1807

About This Collection

This series contains several warrant registers which list information about warrants that the state issued in lieu of money which it may have owed to government officials or other persons. Information in entries includes the warrant number, the warrant holder's county of residence, the position he held (if any), the date of issue, when it was redeemed for its cash value, and the amount of redemption. An index is also included in this series which refers to warrants on the Treasury dated May 1782 through July 1782. The index is for a Day Book and Books A, B, C, and D which are not included in this series. Images are grouped chronologically by date of issue and thereunder numerically by warrant number. This collection is part of the Office of the Comptroller General which was created in 1782.