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Board of Experts, 1855-1856

 Series
Identifier: CA-CCE

Scope and Contents

The records are manuscript volumes. There is one letter book [CCE512] which includes copies of outgoing letters of the committee as well as of the Board of Experts itself, along with original letters received by the Board and related newspaper clippings.

The other two volumes [CCE460] appear to be record books maintained by the Experts during the course of their investigations. Both of these volumes include references to individual warrants issued for payment of municipal expenses, with references to the ordinances or resolutions authorizing those payments. They appear to cover expenditures for the years 1852-1853 only, and were probably created during the first year of the Board's deliberations. The first volume, Statement of Experts [CCE460] lists warrants in chronological order and describes each briefly. The second book, the Experts' Ledger, arranges warrants by the ordinance or other authority for payment and, to a degree, provides more detailed descriptions.

Dates

  • Creation: 1855-1856

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available on microfilm to registered researchers by appointment. Request by call number.

Biographical / Historical

In 1855 the Common Council appointed a special committee to investigate the finances of the Treasurer's Office and other fiscal officers of the city. That committee hired the service of three individuals to serve as a Board of Experts who would examine and report on the financial records turned over by the various offices. The Board issued its final report to the committee in June, 1856 and it was published in the official journal on June 10.

Extent

3 Volumes (3 volumes, available on 1 roll of microfilm)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the City Archives Repository

Contact:
City Archives & Special Collections
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New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610