Scope and Contents Manuscript records, mostly of a financial nature, dealing with the construction and operation of the Fink Asylum and with the investments made with Fink legacy funds. Cashbooks (2 vols., 1861-1957) provide a daily record of cash derived from investments, real estate sales, and sundries, along with detailed cash expenditures Ledgers (3 vols., 1861-1957) list the monthly activity of each account within the Fink Fund. Also included is one volume of Board minutes...

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The records are reports to the City Council, records of suits in various courts, correspondence and subject files, opinions of the city attorney, financial records, and records of the assistant city attorney.

Scope and Contents The plan books for the First Municipal District, seven manuscript volumes, are all that have survived in the archives. They were apparently made by the Surveyor and used by the Auctioneer in selling the subject properties. The volumes are labelled "J.B. Walton, Auctioneer." Records show that Walton did indeed serve as City Auctioneer.Since much of the data contained in these volumes is for non-municipal property, the possibility arises that they were used for purposes other than...

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Records from various city departments, officials, and commissioners related to the finances of the city throughout its history, including special funds. Additional information about the material relative to specific departments or commissioners is available at the series level of this collection.

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Financial records of the First Municipality include:

• Tax Registers
• Comptroller's Office
• Certified Accounts
• Treasurer's Office
• Treasurer of the Police Department
• Treasurer of the Department of Public Works and Improvements

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Collection contains the records of Jefferson City, a suburb of New Orleans, from the founding in 1850 until it was annexed by New Orleans in 1870. Includes the records of the council, the mayor, police, courts, assessors, and register of births and deaths, among other records. Records are arranged into series based on city department or official.

Scope and Contents This collection comprises most of the records related to the city's debt and bonds from 1830 to 1980. Each agency or department responsible for monitoring and reporting on the debt has their records collection in their respective series. The first series "Records of bonds, notes, and other securities or currencies issued by the city of New Orleans and its subdivisions, 1830-1861" includes debts incurred during the muncipality period by the first, second, and third...

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Minute books, expenses, tax assessments and bills, and journals of receipts. Also included are emancipation petition for enslaved people. Some volumes are in French or English. Includes records of the Right Bank of New Orleans, known as modern day Algiers.

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Records from the Comprotller's Office and the Treasurer's Office of the Second Municipality.

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Financial records of the Third Municipality include:

• Tax Registers
• Comptroller's Office records
• Treasurer's Office records