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Montana Territory Territorial Auditor records, 1865-1892
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana Territory. Territorial Auditor
- Title
- Montana Territory Territorial Auditor records
- Dates
- 1865-1892 (inclusive)18651892
- Quantity
-
3.75 linear feet
1 folders, oversize
5 volumes - Collection Number
- RS 27
- Summary
- This collection consists of records documenting the activities of the Montana Territorial Auditor's Office, including correspondence, county financial statements, Montana Territorial Prison expenses, railroad and bank reports, and tax receipts.
- Repository
-
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The 1865 laws of Montana Territory of 1865 describe the Territorial Auditor's primary duties as follows: issuing warrants and keeping a record of all accounts presented and all warrants issued; furnishing the county and district collectors with blank licenses and receipts for money collected; reporting to the legislature at the commencement of each regular session on the revenue and expenditures of the preceding year, with an estimate for revenue and expenditures for the upcoming year; recording the amount of revenue chargeable to each county and the aggregate of each object of taxation; and directing prosecution for delinquencies of assessment collection and payment of revenue.
Montana's Territorial Auditors were John Lott (1864-1866), John Hollis Ming (1866-1867), William Rodgers (1867-1874), George Callaway (1874), Solomon Star (1874-1875), David Cuthbert (1876-1879), Joseph Pedrick Woolman (1879-1887), and James Sullivan (1887-1889).
When Montana became a state in 1889, the Office of the State Auditor replaced the Territorial Auditor, and the office was made an elected position post within the executive branch of Montana's government.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
These records consist mainly of correspondence to and from the Territorial Auditor, county financial statements, and requests for payment of salaries submitted by various state and local government officials. There are also warrant register volumes, records documenting Territorial Prison expenses, and appointments of agents for insurance companies.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Montana Territory Territorial Auditor records, RS 27, [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives, Helena, Montana.
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases, permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright holders. For more information, contact the Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives.
The volumes in OS Box 8 are fragile and must be handled with care.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Collection
Acquisition Information
These materials were transferred from the Montana State Auditor's Office.
Related Materials
Most of the Territorial Auditor's reports are available in published form.
Separated Materials
Published reports of the Territorial Auditor were transferred to the library. One photograph of an unidentified woman was transferred to the photo archives. Woodcuts of marks and brands and an empty photo album were transferred to the museum.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 - 13 | Correspondence, Incoming 13 folders
|
1865-1885 |
| 2 | 1 - 2 | Correspondence, Incoming 2 folders
|
1886-1897 |
| 2 | 3 - 4 | Correspondence, Outgoing 2 folders
|
1865-1889 |
| oversizebox | Volume | ||
| OS 8 | 7 | Correspondence 1 volumes
|
1885-1886 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 5 | Arsenals and arms expenses 1 folders
|
1865-1871 |
| 2 | 6 | Annual report of the Auditor 1 folders
Includes of financial summary, statistical data on valuations populations, election returns, etc. in each county
|
1870-1874 |
| 2 | 7 | Bank reports 1 folders
|
1883-1888 |
| oversizebox | Oversize Folder | ||
| OS 6 | 1 | Bank reports 1 folders
|
1883-1887 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 8 - 10 | County assessments 3 folders
|
1865-1887 |
| oversizebox | Oversize Folder | ||
| OS 6 | 2 - 3 | County assessments 2 folders
|
1865-1886 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 11 - 13 | County financial statements 3 folders
|
1871-1876 |
| oversizebox | Oversize Folder | ||
| OS 6 | 4 - 6 | County financial statements 3 folders
|
1871-1880 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 - 7 | County financial statements 7 folders
|
1876-1892 |
| oversizebox | Oversize Folder | ||
| OS 7 | 1 - 2 | County financial statements 2 folders
|
1880-1892 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | Financial statements, miscellaneous 1 folders
|
1865-1872 |
| 4 | 2 | County statistical abstracts 1 folders
|
1871-1876 |
| oversizebox | Oversize Folder | ||
| OS 7 | 3 | County statistical abstracts 1 folders
|
1871-1876 |
| OS 7 | 4 | County returns 1 folders
|
1866 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 3 | Prison expenses 1 folders
|
1867-1889 |
| 4 | 4 | Requests for payment of salaries 1 folders
Clerk of Code Commission; District attorneys; Territorial Governor's salary
|
1865-1868 and undated |
| 4 | 5 | Railroad reports 1 folders
|
1886-1892 |
| 4 | 6 - 9 | Tax receipts from individuals 4 folders
|
1866-1883 |
| 4 | 10 | Territorial bonds and receipts 1 folders
|
1865-1872 |
| 5 | 1 | Territorial Legislative Assembly expenses 1 folders
|
1866-1867 |
| oversizebox | Oversize Folder | ||
| OS 7 | 5 | Territorial Legislative Assembly expenses 1 folders
|
1867 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 2 | Warrant receipts 1 folders
|
1865 |
| 5 | 3 | Warrant register 1 folders
|
1867-1875 |
| Volume | |||
| 1 | Warrant register and ledger 1 volumes
|
1866-1867 | |
| 2 | Warrant register and ledger 1 volumes
|
1867-1872 | |
| 3 | Warrant register and ledger 1 volumes
|
1874-1887 | |
| 4 | Appointment of agents for insurance companies 1 volumes
|
1879-1883 | |
| 5 | General ledger 1 volumes
|
1864-1873 | |
| oversizebox | |||
| OS 8 | Insurance company cash journal 1 volumes
|
1884 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 4 | Court papers 1 folders
|
1879-1883 |
| Oversize Folder | |||
| 1 | County vote abstract 1 folders
|
1888-1889 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 5 | Intentions to erect 1 folders
Paper mill in Bozeman; Woolen factory in Helena
|
1889 |
| 5 | 6 | Road surveys 1 folders
|
1865 |
| 5 | 7 | List of county officials and justices of the peace 1 folders
|
1881-1892 |
| 5 | 8 | Bounty certificate and Sheep Inspector receipt book 1 folders
|
1887-1888 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Banks and banking--Montana
- County government--Montana
- Elections
- Insurance companies--Montana
- Taxation--Montana
Corporate Names
- Montana Territory. Governor
- Montana Territory. Territorial Auditor
- Montana Territory. Territorial Secretary
- Montana Territory. Territorial Treasurer
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government
Finding aid prepared by MHS staff.
2004; updated 2021
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