MINNESOTA TERRITORIAL ARCHIVES: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC
BUILDINGS:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Board of Commissioners of Public Buildings. | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1851-1854. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Minute book (1851-1854), deed for Territorial Capitol site (1851), order and receipt books (1851-1853), and accounting records (1851-1853), recording the board's actions, primarily concerning construction of the territorial capitol and prison. The accounting records include title abstracts and deeds, construction specifications, proposals (bids), and account statements. | |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (3 volumes and 13 folders in 2 partial boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Board of Commissioners of Public Buildings. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: None; 302; 2712; 2928; 979-40
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001713241
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 108.J.13.7B-2 | Minute Book, 1851-1854. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Labeled Records; minutes of the board’s monthly meetings. | |||||||||||
| 113.C.2.2F | Deed, Charles Bazil and Wife [Annie Jane Bazil] to the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, June 28, 1851. | ||||||||||
| Site for the Territorial Capitol; includes two versions. | |||||||||||
| Order and receipt books, 1851-1853. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
| The order book contains blank orders and stubs and several completed stubs, while the receipt book contains handwritten signed notes verifying that the signer had received an order (or warrant) for a specified amount. | |||||||||||
| General fund records, 1851-1953. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| General accounting records, 1851-1853. | |||||||||||
| Includes accounts of both the capitol fund treasurer and the prison fund treasurer with the United States, commission reports, per diem accounts of the board’s members, and records covering the secretary’s salary, supplies, and office rental. | |||||||||||
| Contractors’ bonds, 1851-1853. | |||||||||||
| Cover construction at the Capitol and territorial prison. | |||||||||||
| Statements of account, 1851-1853. | |||||||||||
| Record the cost of supplies, equipment, office and team rental, advertising, salaries, and plans and labor for the Capitol. | |||||||||||
| Capitol fund records, 1851-1853. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Offers to donate land, 1851. | |||||||||||
| Abstracts of title (for two St. Paul sites), 1851. | |||||||||||
| Construction specifications, 1851-1853. | |||||||||||
| Proposals (bids), 1851-1853. | |||||||||||
| Construction contracts, 1851-1853. | |||||||||||
| Statements of account, 1851-1853. | |||||||||||
| Prison fund records, 1851-1853. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Deeds (for land in Washington County), 1851. | |||||||||||
| Proposals (bids), 1851. | |||||||||||
| Statements of accounts, 1851-1853. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Prisons -- Minnesota -- Construction.
- Public buildings -- Minnesota -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.) -- Design and construction.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Capital and capitol -- Design and construction.
- Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1849-1858.
- Minnesota Territory.
- Document Types:
- Bid bonds.
- Deeds -- Minnesota.
- Specifications.
- Territorial records -- Minnesota.
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