{"value"=>"<p>Accounts and vouchers for New York, N.Y. consist of financial records of the Treasurer’s office, the New York offices, combined New York and Treasurer’s accounts, and miscellaneous documents and volumes. New York offices chiefly refer to the New York Office and the Historical Bureau; records concerning the Lincoln Home are also present. Most series contain some accounts created in New York during the final years of the Sanitary Commission’s existence.</p> <p>Treasurer’s office records, 1861-1879, consist of letters received mainly by Strong concerning financial matters, vouchers, cash books, and treasurer’s reports. Treasurer’s reports were compiled by Strong and his assistants on a regular basis, for examination and approval by the Auditing Committee and others. Also present are receipts and memos regarding gold and silver deposits, donations from the Pacific states and Hawaiian Islands, and insurance policies.</p> <p>Records of New York offices, 1861-1879, consist of accounts and vouchers for the New York Office and the Historical Bureau, the Lincoln Home, and miscellaneous accounts. The bulk are monthly cash accounts, account books, statements of disbursements, balance sheets and receipt books. Also present are records regarding ships chartered and purchased for the transportation of supplies and other needs, contracts, applications for employment, and a list of persons employed. Lincoln Home records consist of vouchers and monthly cash accounts. Miscellaneous accounts are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the person or merchant in account with the USSC.</p> <p>New York and Treasurer’s accounts, 1861-1878, consist of account books, statements of accounts, volumes and lists recording contributions, and bank account records. Also present are Auxiliary Finance Committee letters and reports, as well as affidavits, concerning audits. Many of the account books and statements of account combine accounting for the New York Office, the Historical Bureau, and the Treasurer’s office. Account books, consisting of cash books, a journal, and ledgers, include the running account balances for the New York offices and the Treasurer, documenting the finances of the entire USSC. Statements of accounts identify receipts and disbursements for the entire USSC, as well as major offices, over specified periods; these include a final statement of USSC accounts from 1861 to 1878.</p> <p>Contributions to the Sanitary Commission received in New York and Washington are documented in volumes and lists, as well as receipt books maintained by Strong at his office. Donations are also recorded in other accounting records. Bank accounts were between various New York City banks and Strong, except a Bank of New York account used by George A. Blake, and a Manufacturers & Merchants account used by individuals associated with the New York Office and later the Historical Bureau. Records consist of bank books, check stub books, and cancelled checks.</p> <p>Miscellaneous documents, 1862-1865, consist of loose accounts and memoranda. Miscellaneous volumes, 1863-1865, include a record book and cash books showing early use in the Washington and City Point vicinities, with later re-use by the New York office for accounting purposes. Various items in the New York and Treasurer’s accounts document purchases at individual offices, or for specific purposes, which may have been compiled by New York accounting staff at the end of the war or later, for reporting or historical purposes.</p>"}