Series 1. Administrative and Financial Documents, 1876-1879, inclusive

The first series contains a variety of information covering the administration and finances of the Brooklyn Theatre Fire Relief Association. There are two ledgers, the first of which lists payments to recipients with a name index, and the second of which includes two alphabetical lists of contributors, the first having contributed to the Mayor's Office, and the second having contributed to the Office of the Treasurer, Daniel Chauncey. There are four checkbooks, each of which present information on the check-stubs regarding the payments and running balances on the back of the stubs. The first Financial Committee folder contains receipts, statements, and lists of payments. The second contains two records of allowances to the dependents of the deceased, a list of contributions, and two reports from the Financial Committee to the association. There are additionally one handwritten set of minutes from a meeting in April of 1877 and two printed copies of the Executive Committee's final report.