Account of Captain Matthew Henderson
Document 1786Captain Matthew Henderson's Account with the United States.(An "Office of Army Accounts" table showing the details of Henderson's account.)
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Dr Captain Matthew Henderson for the duty Compleance in Account with the United States Cr
Dollars 100ths Dollars 100ths
1776
Jan 10. To Cash paid you by Col. George Nagle in the By the following Sums credited by you on
recruiting Service as Pr Recpt 600 settlement of your Recruiting Account the
13. To ditto by ditto — for ditto P. d. 260 23d January 1780 [undecipherable]
Feby 20. To ditto by ditto for ditto dt. 200
Mar 18. To ditto by ditto for ditto dt. 130 990 Nov 15. Received of the State of Pennsyla by [undecipherable] 200 ·
Apl 15. To ditto by Col. Inchy J. Morris 300 Jan 10. Col. Inchy J. Morris ·400
Feby 3. To ditto by Col. George Nagle to L. Samuel 13 Hall George Nagle 260
Davis as P. recpts which were chearful [undecipherable] ditto 200
have been accounted for by you as the Feby ye ditto 130 500
Men recruited by Lieut. Davis were
included in your recruiting Account &
1776
Nov 15. the bounty allowed 130 Ballance unaccounted for by
To Cash paid you by the State of Captain Henderson Still due the
Pennsylvania P. Lt. Neshlt 200 United States
Dollars 630
Dollars 1820 ·
I received of the above Sum of Six hundred & thirty dollars unaccounted for by you. Colonel Nagle charges you with One Hundred dollars paid the 10th June 1779 also with the Sum of L. 3.3.8 equal to fourteen dollars paid you on the 8d Augt 1777 but as he has no Evidences over felt for these errors I have not charged them to your account —
Capt Matthew Henderson Joseph Howell Junr [undecipherable]
[Office of the Treasury Accounts at York Den 19th 1780 [undecipherable]]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy, in hand of author
Description
Captain Matthew Henderson's Account with the United States.(An "Office of Army Accounts" table showing the details of Henderson's account.)
Date
12/19/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Office of Army Accounts, New York
Document number
1786121921155
Page start
87
Note
Account of Captain Matthew Henderson
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Captain Matthew Henderson
Col. George Nagle
Lt. Samuel Davis
M. Nesbitt
Col. Anthony J. Morris
Men recruited by Lieut. Davis
Notable locations
Office of Army Accounts, New York
the State of Pennsylvania
Notable items
Cash paid you by Col. George Nagle for the recruiting service as per receipt
receipt which sum should have been accounted for by you
your recruiting account and the bounty allowed
Cash paid you by the State of Pennsylvania & M. Nesbitt
Sums credited by you on the settlement of your Recruiting account
Ballance unaccounted for by Captain Henderson still due the United States

