Paymaster General's account of Expenditures, 09/1789 to 03/1790
Document 1790Joseph Howell, as paymaster general, gives account for Sundry Expenditures.
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The United States of America, for sundry Expenditures from the 10th of September 1789, to the 1st of March 1790.
To Joseph Howell jun:
Paymaster General.... Dr
1789
Sept 17. No 28. Lt E. Beatty, paymaster 1st U. S. regt for one month's pay to Surgeon's mate, and one month's pay to Ensign Sedam.... dollars, 65..
. 29. Ditto, for three months pay to eleven discharged soldiers.... 132..
19 . 30. Captain Joseph Savage, for one month's pay for himself, Officers, non commissioned Officers and Privates of his Company of Artillery.... 243..
Octo. 17 . 32. Capt C. Beatty, paymaster 1st U. S. Regt. for three months pay to 8 privates, lately discharged from said regiment.... 96..
. 33. Capt Joseph Savage, for two months pay of one Corporal and four privates of his Company.... 42..
. 34. Ditto, for his subsistence, from April 1st 1788, to September 1st 1789.... 204..
for do of Lt Mr Porter, from April 1st 1788, to April 1st 1789.... 96–
for do of Lt E. S. Fowls, from April 1st 1788, to September 1st 1789.... 136– 436..
21 . 35. Capt E. Beatty, paymaster 1st U. S. regt, being for three months pay of said regiment, and two Companies of Artillery serving in the Western Department.... 4629..
Amount Carried forward.... 12643..
Amount brought forward. 12 643. –
Octo. 21. No 36. Capt E. Beatty, paymaster 1st U. S. regt, for subsistence due the Field, Staff and commissioned officers of the Infantry, from April 1st 1788, to September 1st 1789.... 6296. –
. 37. Ditto, for due one Major, two Captains, and three Lieutenants from April 1st 1788 to September 1st 1789.... 1156. –
. 38. Ditto, for forage due [underline: to the field, Staff, and Major] Doughty, from do to do.... 1345. 54
. 39. Ditto, for forage due the field and Staff Officers, from July 1st 1787, to April 1st 1788.... 702..
. 40. Ditto, being his expenses from 8th February 1788, to 17th May 1788, and from December 28th to 24th October 1789.... 398..
Nov. 11. 41. Capt Henry Burbeck, being for subsistence, for himself, Lieut John Pierce, and Doctor Heyward, from 1st April 1788, to September 1st 1789; and for do due to Lieut Wm Moore, from 1st May 1788, to September 1st 1789.... 604..
. 42. Contingent Account; for sundry expenses of Office, from October 5th to November 9th 1789, as per vouchers.... 62. 60
. 43. William Price, D. C. Military Stores, for his subsistence from 1st April 1788, to 1st January 1789.... 72..
. 44. Lieut Moses Porter, for his subsistence for April, May, June, July and August 1789.... 40..
. 45. Lieut Colonel Henry Jackson, for his pay, subsistence and forage due him from 1st May to 15th June 1787.... 144..
. 46. Capt Henry Burbeck, being for one and a half months pay for himself, two Lieutenants, one Surgeon's mate, three Serjeants, two Corporals, one musician, and thirty privates; also three months pay for one musician and three privates of his Company, which completes three full months pay to his whole Company, on account of pay due for 1789.... 450..
Amount brought forward.
1789.
Nov. 11. No 47. Captain Henry Burbeck, being for three months pay due Wm Maloney, a private in Ensign Sues's detachment at Westpoint.... 12..
. 48. Captain Joseph Savage, being for two months pay for himself, two Lieutenants, two Serjeants, two Corporals, one musician and eight privates; also one and a half month's pay of one musician and further privates of his Company.... 383. 45
. 49. Brigadier General Stark, for his pay, for January and February 1782.... 250..
. 50. Lt E. S. Fowle, for expenses incurred by him after deserters.... 13..
. 51. Lt Wm Moore, for his extra pay allowed him for doing the duty of paymaster, for the post of Westpoint and Springfield from the 1st July to September 30th 1787.... 30..
. 52. Captain John Smith, being for a half month's pay for recruiting.... 147..
. 53. Contingent Account, for sundry Contingencies of Office, from November 8th to 31st December 1789.... 24. 10
1790.
Jan'y 7. 54. Lt John Pierce, for a half month's pay to recruits raised for Capt Burbeck's Company, and Captain Savage, at West Point.... 60..
. 55. William Hock, a private in Major Doughty's Company of Artillery, for one months pay on account.... 4..
22 . 56. Lt John Mercer, being for a Warrant drawn on his favour, the 5. of March 1787, for half month's pay to nineteen recruits, and opposed to his pay in settlement to the 1st of Jany 1787, for which Ensign Sues has accounted to the public in his settlement.... 38.
Amount brought forward 24 844. 79/90
1790.
Jan'y 27. No 57. Capt John Smith, on account of recruiting his Company.... 100..
Feb'y 1. . 58. Lieut William Moore, for one month's pay.... 26. –
24 967. 79/90
is.... 24 967. 87.
9. . 59. Captain A. Paulint, late of Hazen's regiment, for subsistence for May 1786.... 12. –
12. . 60. Lieut John Pierce, being to complete one month's pay to a detachment of recruits at Westpoint.... 210. 50
. 20. . 61. Lieut John Pierce, on account of recruiting Capt Burbeck's Company.... 50..
. 62. Major William North, for his pay and subsistence, of Captain and Inspector from May 1st 1787, to June 25th 1788, and also for the pay, subsistence and clothing of his servant, during the same time.... 1272. 62
Dollars,. 26,348. 99.
Auditor's Office, March 9th 1790.
Type
Document, type undetermined
Description
Joseph Howell, as paymaster general, gives account for Sundry Expenditures.
Date
03/09/1790
Author
Document number
1790030921001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Maj. Wm. North
Hazen
Capt. Paulint
Cap. John Smith
William Hock
Lt. John Mercer
Brig. Gen. Stark
Fowle
William Maloney
Moses Porter
Col. Henry Jackson
William Rice
Lieut. John Pierce
Hayward
Lieut. William Moore
Capt. Henry Burbeck
Major Doughty
Ensign Sedam
Cap. Joseph Savage
Beatty
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
Springfield
West Point
United States of America
Notable items
clothing of the servant
Auditors office
registeers office
certify that the foregoing is a true copy
original of which the vouchers therein referred to
account of recruiting
recruits
opposed to his pay in settlements
recruiting his company
paymaster for the post
detachment
serjeants
Musick
stores
contingent account for sundry contingencies
vouchers carried over
expences
discharged soldiers
officers
non commissioned officers
upwater of his company of artillery
privates lately discharged
corporal
privates of his company
subsistence
companies of Artillery serving in the Indian department
due the Field Staff & Commissioned officers of the Infantry
Major
Captains
Lieutenants
forage due the field staff
months pay to surgeons mate
1st U.S. Regiment
pay master general
sundry expenditures

