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East India Company General Cash Journals
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/AG/1/14
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This record is about the East India Company General Cash Journals dating from 1828-1861.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/AG/1/14
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Title (The name of the record)
- East India Company General Cash Journals
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828-1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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Monthly registers of payments, divided into sections according to the main head of account of the particular transaction. They record the date of payment at the Company's Treasury or the Bank of England, brief details of the transaction and the amount. Each section was totalled monthly and the total transferred to the main Cash Journal [L/AG/1/5]. The page reference in the main Cash Journal is usually given against the monthly totals. From 1861, the system was amended slightly and Numbered Registers of Payments were introduced [L/AG/6]. The transactions in the volumes include:. Home service salaries and pension; Home service widows' funds; Poplar Fund pensions; Military (Lord Clive) Fund; Civil leave pay, annuities and pensions; General pensions; Military and marine pay, furlough and pensions; Bills of exchange; Dividends on transfer loans; Carnatic debts; From 1839, the books were maintained in parts, the subjects being divided between them.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 22 volumes
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ad2f4ee3-e888-4ff8-9c15-ede784bccc50/
Series information
IOR/L/AG/1
East India Company and India Office Ledgers and Journals
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/AG
Accountant General's Records
Within the series: IOR/L/AG/1
East India Company and India Office Ledgers and Journals
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East India Company General Cash Journals