Series Information
MARYLAND INDEXES
(Revolutionary War Records, Index)
1776-1798
S1423
Series Description
Card index to financial records created by various state agencies
during and immediately following the Revolution. Not all accounts
concern military service. Identified as Index 50. Entries give
name, date, and citation. Provides references to the following
records: AUDITOR GENERAL including Army officers accounts series
1777-1783 [MSA S148], Day book series 1785-1786 [MSA S149],
Journal series 1779-1781 [MSA S150 and SM89], and Ledger series
1776-1796 [MSA S151 and SM102]; COMMISSIONER OF ARMY ACCOUNTS
including Letterbook series 1784-1786 [MSA S143], Pay accounts
series 1784-1798 [MSA S144], Receipt book series 1787-1791 [MSA
S145], and Stoppage of payments series 1785-1789 [MSA S146].
Also provides references to: COMMISSIONER TO SETTLE AND ADJUST
PAY DUE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS including Depreciation certificates
register series 1781-1797 [MSA S170] and Depreciation pay series
1781-1791 [MSA S169 and SM86]; COUNCIL OF SAFETY Army ledger
series 1776-1777 [MSA S965]; INTENDANT OF THE REVENUE including
Day book series 1784-1786 [MSA S164 and SM84], Ledger series
1782-1786 [MSA S165 and SM103], Letterbook series 1782-1786 [MSA
S166], and Orders on the treasury series 1782-1786 [MSA S167].
Note that many of the records referenced in Index 50 provide series names that are different from those that appear in the Guide to Government Records making it a difficult and cumbersome task to locate such records. Below is a cross reference for some of those records and will help in identifying the appropriate series within the Guide.
Agency |
Series |
Series indexed as |
Index # |
series unit number |
Auditor General
|
Army Officer
Accounts |
Army Ledger 1 |
50 |
S148-1 |
Auditor General
|
Day Book |
Intendants Day
Book 2 |
50 |
S149-2 |
Auditor General
|
Journal |
Army Journal 1 |
50 |
S150-3 |
Auditor General
|
Ledger |
Army Ledger 2 |
50 |
S151-9 |
Commissioner of Army Accounts
|
Letterbook |
Agents
Letterbook 1 |
50 |
S143-1 |
Commissioner of Army Accounts
|
Pay Accounts |
Pay Accounts No.1 |
50 |
S144-1 |
Commissioner of Army Accounts
|
Receipt Book |
Army Accounts 1 |
50 |
S145-1 |
Commissioner of Army Accounts
|
Stoppage of
Payments |
Army Accounts 2 |
50 |
S146-1 |
Commissioner to Settle and Adjust Pay Due Officers and
Soldiers
|
Depreciation
Certificate Register |
Depreciation
Pay 3 |
50 |
S170-1 |
Intendant of the Revenue
|
Ledger |
Army Ledger 3 |
50 |
S165-6 |
Intendant of the Revenue
|
Orders on the
Treasury |
Intendants
Orders 1 |
50 |
S167-1 |
Intendant of the Revenue
|
Orders on the
Treasury |
Intendants
Orders 2 |
50 |
S167-2 |