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Author: Howard, Amy (ID633)
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maybe Tomas went through this.
maybe Tomas went through this.
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Description of activity at SA's treasury office
Date Created: 2023-10-12 20:56:17
Source: The King?s Coffer (ID 83)
Author: Bushnell, Amy (ID 32)
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Every day except Sundays and feast days the royal officials went to the work of the day directly after meeting at morning mass. [Note 31: Gov. Marques Cabrera to the royal officials 9/6/1681, in investigation of the trade goods, 12/7/1680 to 6/28/1683; Auditor Irigoyen was expected to work six hours a day.] It might be the day for an auction, or for the monthly inspection of munitions and supplies. When a pilot came in from coastal patrol his declaration of salvage and barter had to be taken and his equipment and supplies checked in. AN139 A deputy governor in from the provinces would present his report of taxes collected, or a new census of tributaries. The masters of supply ships brought in their receipts and vouchers to find out what balance they owed to the treasury. If the ship had brought a situado, the time required would be magnified several times. Once a week the treasury officials held a formal treasury council (acuerdo de hacienda) attended by the public and governmental notary (escribano publico y gobernacion). Without this notary’s presence there could be no legal gathering for government business, no public pronouncement, and no official action or message. AN140 (Bushnell KC)