Appropriations and expenditures
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
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
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Appropriation records
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
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)
County drafts of the Municipal Court
Series — Volumes 1-5
Identifier: 2430.014
Scope and Contents
Includes County drafts for Police Court, 1864-1867; County drafts for Municipal Court for criminal business, 1867-1879; and County drafts for Municipal Court for Civil business, 1867-1879. Includes record of bills for charges and expenses arising in said court.
Dates:
1864-1879
Mayor's drafts
Series
Identifier: 2400.001
Scope and Contents
Requests by the Mayor to the City Treasurer to pay persons named the sums listed. From 1820-1822, the requests are made by the Selectmen.
Dates:
1820 September-1870 April
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Mayor's drafts
Receipts and expenditures
Series
Identifier: 2200.012
Scope and Contents
The Receipts and Expenditures provide a record of all monies coming into and going out from the City of Boston. The Expenditures document all payments made by each department in the City of Boston for a given fiscal year. There are payrolls, various expense journals, department account ledgers, and sub-division reports. The Receipts document all the revenue and income received by the City of Boston through its departments over the course of a fiscal year. Sources of revenue include loans,...
Dates:
circa 1836-1954
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Receipts and expenditures
Receipts for City drafts
Series
Identifier: 2400.003
Scope and Contents
Record of receipt of payment of city draft. Includes amount and signature.
Dates:
1834-1871
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Receipts for City drafts
Record of expenditures
Series
Identifier: 2400.013
Scope and Contents
Ledgers documenting expenditures of the Town of Boston, 1809/1810, 1812/1813-1813/1814, 1815/1816 1819/1820. Expenditures are listed by department or account.
Dates:
1809-1819
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Record of expenditures
Record of payment of drafts
Series — Volumes 1-10
Identifier: 2400.002
Scope and Contents
Record of payments of the drafts of the Mayor and Aldermen and County drafts of the Mayor and Aldermen. Volume 1 includes payment of drafts of the Overseers of the Poor.
Dates:
1822-1838
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Record of payment of drafts
Record of receipts and disbursements
Series
Identifier: 2400.012
Scope and Contents
Includes Daily Abstracts of Receipts and Disbursements, 1886-1914 and 1917-1918; Monthly Abstracts of Receipts and Disbursements, 1886-1902; and General Abstracts, 1921-1985 with gaps. Some volumes are in extremely poor condition.
Dates:
1886-1985 with gaps
Record of unpaid drafts
Series — Volumes 1-2
Identifier: 2400.004
Scope and Contents
Lists of unpaid drafts with disposition of item.
Dates:
1831-1852
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Record of unpaid drafts
Suffolk County records
Series
Identifier: 2200.013
Scope and Contents
The Auditor for the City of Boston also serves as the Auditor of Suffolk County. The Suffolk County auditing records consist of receipts and expenditures, expense journals, account ledgers, payment records, court and county medical examiner financial records, as well as county payroll records.
Dates:
circa 1829-1946
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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Suffolk County records