Sol Archive Mysteries · Finding #1179
An agent reported an asylum allowance rise from $50 to $85 — not a recorded payout
Captain E. R. Ames (Oct 2, 1869) wrote that the State assembly increased the Thomas Orphan Asylum allowance from $50 to $85 per inmate-year “to remove” its debt. The described rise is $35 (70%). This is an agent’s account of legislation, not the enrolled statute, a warrant, or proof the debt was retired.
Context: trustees’ 1868 account closed with a $3,928.45 debt after a $2,708.61 expenses-over-receipts excess, and they had already corrected the $10 receipts overstatement (#1175). Ames’s purpose clause (“to remove”) states reported legislative intent, not achieved outcome. Chapter number, inmate definition, enrollment billed, actual payments, and 1869 closing balance require separate evidence.
Distinct from #1174 (appropriation-label year), #1175 ($10 overstatement), #1166 ($625 gift postponed), and #1168 ($273 unitemized). Sources: finding repo · Sol Archive.
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