Creator: Office of the State Auditor (RG 29)

Collection Summary: Reports compiled and presented to the Legislature or the Governor according to the laws of Mississippi. As the laws changed, the compiled information and the frequency of the output of the Auditor’s reports changed. Specific dates listed in this finding aid are the dates that the document was signed, not necessarily the dates covered by the report. Some documents cover a few months and others cover a few years. Most of the documents are hand-written, except for the few that are noted otherwise.

Access Restrictions: None.

Date(s): 1805-2013; undated.

Volume: 4.0 cubic feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Shaun Stalzer in July 2024

Related Materials: TBD

Record Group History:  The position of Mississippi State Auditor was created by the 1817 Mississippi Constitution. The State Auditor was originally selected by the state legislature until the 1832 Constitution made it an elected position with a two-year term that was eventually expanded to a four-year term by the 1868 Constitution. The State Auditor was not allowed to serve consecutive terms, but a constitutional amendment was passed in 1966 which removed this restriction. The State Auditor is the head of the Department of Audit which works to monitor the finances of state and local government agencies. The Department regularly reviews the finances of government agencies to ensure that public funds are being used appropriately and that no financial impropriety is occurring. The State Auditor and Department of Audit additionally serve as advisors on financial matters for local governments. 

Collection Inventory:
Box ContentBox Number
1861: Statement of sheriffs’ settlements, by county, of military & state taxes19890
1874 (Mar 24): Tabular statement of coroner’s inquests, 1866-1873 (printed)19890
1875: Statement of property assessed for the year 187519890
Undated: Tabular statement for the Report of the Committee on Equalization of Personal Property19890
Undated: Tabular statement for the Report of the Committee on Equalization of Lands19890
Undated: Tabular statement for the Report of the Committee on General Equalization of Personal Property19890
Undated: “Real Estate” other than Town and City Property19890
1817 (Aug 15): Balances due the Mississippi Territory (Document E)29509
1820 (Jan 1): Balance in the Treasury29509
1820 (Jan 2): Public Money Received29509
1822 (Jun 8): Amount of Taxes assessed on each County29509
1822 (Dec 27): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29509
1822: Contingent expenses of the Auditor29509
1827 (Dec 31): Net Balance of Treasury29509
1829 (Jan 9): Balance due to and from the State29509
1829 (Dec 30): Seminary Land Account29509
1829 (Dec 31): Balance in the Treasury29509
1829: Statement B29509
1837 (Feb 27): Sinking Fund (Document no. 5)29509
1837: Report of the Auditor to the Legislature (printed)29509
1837-1840: List of counties which failed to make assessment returns (Exhibit E)29509
1839 (Jun 22): Statement of amount due the State for taxes29509
1839-1840: Amount assessed on incorporated banks & their branches (Exhibit B)29509
1839-1840: Statement showing amount paid into State treasury on account of Town Lots, with names of taxpayers (labeled both Exhibit C and E)29509
1840: List of defaulting tax collectors for 1838, with amount due for each (Exhibit A)29509
1840: Amount of taxes assessed in each county (Exhibit D)29509
1841: Auditor’s Report (printed)29509
1841: Report of the Standing committee on the Seminary (printed)29509
1841: Statement of Town Lots (printed)29509
1850 (Jun 1): Tax Collectors in Default29509
1850 (Feb 15): Statement of Valuations of Property Taxed29509
1858: Personal Taxable Property (Document D) (printed)29509
1860 (Mar 12): List showing which counties have mailed reports of tax payments to the Auditor29509
1863 (Jan): Pay Warrants over-issued (Statement #4)29509
1864 (Nov 30): Disbursements by Warrant (Statement B)29509
1865 (May 18): Report to Governor of receipts & disbursements of public funds from Jan. 1 to May 17, 186529509
1865 (Oct 27): Statement of warrants issued on account of Executive Contingent Fund from Dec. 3, 1863 to May 15, 186529509
1865 (Oct 28): State of Miss. in acct. with [?] Green29509
1870 (Mar 8): Report of Transactions29509
1870 (Jul 4): Distribution of Common School Fund (Document F)29509
1871 (Oct 1): Deaf and Dumb Asylum (Document J)29509
1871: Appropriation required for Several Departments29509
1871: Expenditures on account of Legislative Department (Document G)29509
1871: Net proceeds of Cotton Tax (Document N)29509
1871: Valuation by County (Document O)29509
1872 (Jan 1): Constitutional Convention Warrants (Document I)29509
1872: Receipts at the State Treasury (Document L)29509
Undated [1836?]: Amount due Chickasaw Counties on Account of Chickasaw School Fund Interest (Document E)29509
Undated [between 1828-1833]: Statement B29509
1839 (Mar 2): Balance in the Treasury29523
1840 (Jan 6): Fiscal concerns of the Revenue Department29523
1871: Auditor’s Contingent Fund (Document H)29523
1871: Collections on Licenses by County (Document D)29523
1871: Privilege Tax by County (Document D)29523
1871: Receipts for the Fiscal Year (Document A)29523
1871: Statement of the Common School Fund (Document D)29523
1872 (Dec 27): Auditor’s Report on Delinquent Tax Collectors29523
1872: Expenditures of State Government (Document M)29523
1872: Report of Fines by County (Document D)29523
1872: Receipts for the Fiscal Year29523
1873: Auditor’s Report29523
1873: Receipts for the Fiscal Year (Document _)29523
1874: Receipts for the Fiscal Year (Document A)29523
1877: Sheriff’s credit for lands transferred to Tate Co. from Tunica Co.: 187729523
1915 (Oct 1): Auditor’s Report (printed)29523
1971 (Jun 30): Report of the Financial Condition and Operations of the State (printed)29523
1830 (Nov 22): Auditor’s Report (printed)29576
1828 (Jan 9): Auditor’s Report29582
1831 (Nov 25): Report of Receipts and Disbursements29582
1833 (Jan 25): Report of Receipts and Disbursements29582
1834 (Feb 28): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29582
1835 (Jan): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29582
1836 (Mar 1): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29582
1837 (Jan 11): Sinking Fund / Planter’s Bank (Document D)29582
1839 (Jan 2): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29582
1839 (Sep 1): Account of Tax Assessors and Collectors29582
1839 (Nov 1): Report on the Cash Account29582
1839 (Dec): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29582
1850 (May 1): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29582
1818 (Dec 31): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29647
1819 (Jan 26): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29647
1819 (Feb 10): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29647
1819 (Feb 16): Defaulting Collectors29647
1819 (Dec 31): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29647
1820 (Feb 9): Balance due to the State29647
1820 (Mar 1): Balance in the Treasury29647
1821 (Jan 2): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29647
1821 (Nov 1): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures29647
1824 (Jan 6): Accounts for Examination29647
1827 (Jan 9): Auditor’s Report29647
1828 (Jan 10): Auditor’s Report (printed)30261
1829 (Jan 10): Auditor’s Report (printed)30261
1830 (Nov 22): Statement of Receipts and Expenditures30261
1831 (Nov 26): Auditor’s Report (printed)30261
1838-1840: Statement showing amount paid into Treasury, sources of public revenue, and disbursements30261
1841 (Jan 13): Statement showing names of assessors & collectors, amount paid, & amount yet due for year 1839 (Exhibit B) (2 copies)30261
1841 (Jan 13): Statement showing names of county assessors & amount of taxes assessed in each county in 1840 (Exhibit C) (2 copies)30261
1865 (Jan 1): Statement of State Tax (Table D)30261
1866 (Mar 12): Statement showing amounts due by tax collectors for taxes of 1861-186430261
1838-1840: Names of defaulting assessors & collectors , & (1838-1841) list of assessors who did not make assessment returns (Exhibits A & E)30529
1840 (Jan 6): Auditor’s Report to the Legislature30529
1840 (Dec): Auditor’s Report to Governor30529
1841 (Jan 6): Auditor’s Report to Legislature [NOTE: misdated “1840” on front]30529
1841 (Dec 20): Auditor’s Report to Governor30529
1842 (Jan): Auditor’s Annual Report to Legislature30529
Undated [ca. 1840] (Dec): Memo by Treasurer, documenting correspondence from him to Attorney general concerning claims against certain banks & Silas Brown30529
Undated [ca. 1841-1843]: Statement showing names of tax collectors & amount of tax reported30529