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The same Journal & Leger have been kept to the present day: And for the last 44 years all the entries in these Books are the exclusive work of Daniel Du 'Pre a Clerk in the Bank of the State.
Genl. Robert Williams the Successor of Mr. Alan employed Mr Du 'Pre for this service in the year 1809 & he has been retained as Book Keeper by the present incumbent since he came into the office without cost to the trustees.
In these Books a seperate account is opened with each branch of Revenue & general head of expense: & also with each individual Debtor; wherein is distinctly charged the debt of whatever nature & all payments on whatever account are duly credited.
The various items of the Treasurer's annual accounts of Receipts & Disbursements, as audited & passed upon Committees of the Board from year to year are herein posted in detail, after the final adjournment of each Annual Meeting: And these items are then transferred by double entry to their appropriate Heads in the Leger; thus exhibiting
at a glance in an intelligible a lucid order is the while fiscal operations of the Institution from its original incorporation in 1789 to the close of the year 1853 a period of Sixty four years.
All which is respectfully submitted
Chas Manly [?] [?]
There are at present four vacancies in the Board of Trustees to be filled by appointment of the General Assembly.
Annual Report of Char Manly Treasr 1854
New Orleans Decm. 8th 1854 His Excellency Gov Reid
Dr Sir Some time since I recieved from Ex Gov Manly a letter informing me that the board of University had instructed him as Treasurer to place me in possession of the claims the state of No. Ca holds as the old firm of Branhider McKenna & Wright of this city and informed me he had placed the claims in the hands of his son Col John H Manly of Galveston to be delivered to me as the [?] through N.O. Col Manly did not see me at the time. Since then I met with him in Galveston and he informed me he had the papers in the matter and was instructed to hand them to me and promised to send them to me at New Orleans he has never done so. If I have the claim by the middle of January I think I can make a portion of the debt. I will undertake its collection upon the terms heretofore stated.
Respectfully Robert W. James
R.W. James to Gov. Reid Dec 5/54
His Excellency Gov Reid Raleigh No. Ca