Series III., Subseries D. Expenditure and Purchasing Records, 1840-1985.

Scope and content:

Contains a wide variety of financial ledgers including account, cash, invoice, purchasing, receipt and wage payment books that document the cash flow at Western State Hospital. The ledgers document supply purchases made and often include information about what was purchased, from whom it was purchased, and the cost. Some of the volumes document the purchase of one particular item, such as coal or meat, while some reflect expenditures out of a particular account. Many of the ledgers in this subseries are missing bindings and other identifying information. The "Account Book (Miscellaneous)" category contains various order, purchasing, and general expenditure records which do not run in neat chronological order and may or may not be related to each other. Most of the accounting was handled by the steward, though these volumes could not be directly attributed to that position. Researchers may also benefit from reviewing the records of the Steward found in Subseries K. Steward's Records. The expenditure and purchasing records are part of accession 41404.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by type of record.

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