Correspondence primarily with state officers and employees, county and other local officials, officials of other states, banks, and private individuals principally concerns receipts into and disbursements from the State Treasury. Disbursements resulted from payments on warrants issued by the Auditor of Public Accounts primarily for interest and principal on state and local bonded indebtedness, salaries of state officials and employees, other labor or materials furnished to the state, and refunds of taxes or fees. Incoming correspondence from insurance companies concerns security deposits to insure solvency. Deposits include stocks and bonds and real estate mortgages. Entries include city or county bond numbers, interest rate, amount paid on principal, total amount paid, payee, face values of bonds and coupons, date coupons due, place where bonds payable, and date bonds due.
Entries show transaction date, payee, interest rate, and amount paid.
Securities include internal improvement stocks, liquidation bonds, Illinois and Michigan Canal bonds, six percent refunded stock, and six percent Civil War bonds. Entries show payee or payor, amount of receipt or disbursement, warrant number, and transaction date. Daily record of receipts and disbursements shows type of transaction, credit or debit, and new balance. Coupons show serial number, value, and date interest due. Entries show party with whom business transacted, type of transaction, amount of money paid the state, and the transaction date.