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Appropriation records

Series

Identifier: 2200.005

Scope and Contents The Appropriation ledgers document the monthly obligations taken on by each department and how these obligations were paid for, including general drafts, payroll drafts, and special drafts. They also present the initial total amount provided by appropriation for each department as well as any additional amounts obtained through other means (e.g. loans) to meet the year-end total departmental obligations.

Dates: circa 1840-1960 with gaps

Found in: City of Boston Archives

Auditing Department annual reports and publications

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2200.019

Scope and Contents Includes copies of the Auditor's Reports which are annual reports of the receipts and expenditures of the City. Also includes miscellaneous publications of the Auditing Department. Annual reports can also be found in the City Documents series.

Dates: 1821-2001 with gaps

Found in: City of Boston Archives

Bills and Receipts for Payment

Series

Identifier: 2200.002

Scope and Contents Includes bills and receipts for services and materials purchased by the City of Boston, circa 1822-1870. The records are generally grouped by department and date and record the materials or services purchased, the cost and a signature or note approving the purchase.

Dates: 1813-1921 with gaps (bulk, 1822-1870)

Found in: City of Boston Archives

City Council orders

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: 2200.022

Scope and Contents Three bound volumes of City Council financial orders sent to the Auditing Department, 1918 October 21-1922 December 4.

Dates: 1918 October 21-1922 December 4

Found in: City of Boston Archives

Committee on Accounts proceedings

Series

Identifier: 2200.001

Scope and Contents note The ordinance passed August 2, 1824 establishing the position of Auditor of Accounts also established a joint committee of the City Council as part of a new system of accountability in the expenditures of the City. Includes the proceedings of the meetings of the Committee on Accounts.

Dates: 1824-1837

Found in: City of Boston Archives

Debt records

Series

Identifier: 2200.006

Scope and Contents The Debt records document all the debt of the City of Boston. This includes the City Debt, the Water Debt, and any additional bonds or notes issued by the City. Also included are records for the City’s Sinking Fund; the Sinking Fund serves as a means by which the City pays down its debt.

Dates: circa 1842-1938

Found in: City of Boston Archives

Journals

Series

Identifier: 2200.007

Scope and Contents Journals are a daily record of the financial activity of the City of Boston. They record the financial transactions of the City in the order in which they occurred. All entries appear in chronological order; an alphabetical index often appears at the front of each volume.

Dates: circa 1822-1965 with gaps

Found in: City of Boston Archives

Ledgers

Series

Identifier: 2200.008

Scope and Contents The Ledgers are a record of the financial activity of the City of Boston by department or account. As opposed to the Journals, which record all activity chronologically, the Ledgers record all transactions by department or account on a monthly or yearly basis.

Dates: circa 1820-1963 with gaps

Found in: City of Boston Archives

Mayor's approvals

Series

Identifier: 2200.020

Dates: 1918-1923 with gaps

Found in: City of Boston Archives

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