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A joint effort between Register General John Donaldson and Comptroller General John Nicholson to provide state debt data to the Treasurer. Six columns divide the data more into the following categories: column one has a number that is brought forward on each page; column two has a one or two digit number that can either be in a pattern or randomly placed; three has a four or five digit number; four is titled "brought up" and contains few numbers, most of which are three to five digits long; five uses the same system as three but the numbers are not consistent in each row; and six holds a number. In all probability, these indents are a record of the U.S. certificates issued in Pennsylvania at the close of the American Revolution for interest due on the public debt. Images are arranged alphabetically by surname. This collection is part of the Office of the Register General which was created in 1789. less

These registers verify that the accounts payable by the state were indeed settled. In five columns is the following data: account number, payee, reason for payment, more date account was settled, and a dollar amount. These are the same accounts mentioned in the Index to Payments, 1806 - 1809 {#24.9} which is available at the PA State Archives. The memorandum book included in this series contains the same basic information as the other settlement register except that the accounts were received and settled earlier, and unlike the more recent settlement register, the memorandum book lists both the governor's and claimant's account number, but not the reason for payment. Also, the memorandum book gives the dates the account was received, settled, and submitted, whereas the more recent register lists just the settlement date. Images are grouped alphabetically by surname, then numerically by account number, and finally arranged chronologically by date account was settled. This collection is part of the Office of the Register General which was created in 1789. less

A record of the warrants paid and issued by the Commonwealth through the Office of the Register General. Most relate to salary, pensions, and state debt more payments to individual persons. Volume 1 is split into sections of pension accounts, warrant unpaid by a certain date, warrants issued after a certain date, etc., and for each category shows the following data: account number, date of warrant, entry date, and to whom payable/issued and for what, starting warrant value, and current value. The section "Warrants Issued after July 1st, 1792" also includes three more columns for to whom the warrant was delivered, particular amount of the warrant, and the general amount of the state debt to that point. Volume 2 shows an entry date, dollar amount, and explanation for each payment including the account number. Volume 3 is a register of warrant accounts that provides the following information: warrant number, date issued, entry date, payment explanation, date paid, and amount of warrant. All volumes total monetary amounts at the bottom of each page and then add them to the overall total of that volume at the end of a section, if applicable. Images are arranged chronologically by entry date. This collection is part of the Office of the Register General which was created in 1789. less