Collection Title: Series 335: Disbursement Registers. 1840-1933. Auditor (RG 29)  

Creator: Office of the State Auditor (RG 29)

Collection Summary:  Disbursements on account with the state of Mississippi. Information is arranged by date and includes: the date, to whom paid, voucher number, amount, and department (legislative, judiciary, executive, appropriations, penitentiary, state capitol, militia, etc.). Other ledgers are arranged by county, and include the county, date, to whom pay warrant issued, and total amount.

Access Restrictions: None.

Date(s): 1840-1933.
Volume: 14.5 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Finding Aid Created By: Shaun Stalzer in March 2024

Record Group History: The Office of the State Auditor (RG 29) dates back to January 1805, when the Mississippi territorial legislature defined the major duties of the office as follows: “to examine, state, settle, and audit all accounts, claims, or demands arising under any laws or resolutions of the legislature; and to grant every authorized claimant a warrant on the treasurer making due entry and register of all his proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose; and to carefully arrange, file, and preserve all accounts, receipts, vouchers, and papers touching the same.” When Mississippi became a state in 1817, the office of the auditor was enumerated as part of the executive branch in Article IV, Section 25, of the 1817 Constitution. The 1832 Constitution stipulated that the auditor was to be popularly elected to serve a two-year term, while the 1869 Constitution extended the term to four years.  In the modern era, the state auditor is responsible for auditing state agencies, county governments, school districts, and higher educational institutions. The office also: conducts data audits for public schools and monitors state agencies' inventory, advises local governments on accounting matters in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and investigates misuse of public funds.   

Collection Inventory:
Box Content

Box Number

1840-1842

3470

1842-1844

3471

1844-1852

3472

1852-1860

3473

1860-1865

3474

1865-1869

3475

1871-1873

3476

1872-1873

3477

1874-1875

3478

1876-1883

3479

1884-1889

3480

1893-1896

3481

1896-1898

3482

1898-1902

3483

1902-1903

3484

1903-1908

3485

1908-1912

3486

1912-1914

3487

1914-1916

3488

1916-1918

3489

1918-1919

3490

1919-1920

3491

1875-1881

3492

1881-1889

3493

1880-1887

3851

1888-1895

3852

1895-1903

3853

1932-1932

3897

1933-1933

3898