Estate of Colonel Baylor
Document 1791Description of the United States' account with the estate of Colonel George Baylor, the late commander of a regiment of dragoons.
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By Amount brought forward 297.432.66
[attached slip, partially legible:
[undecipherable] Nickel's off[ice?]
Register No. Cop[ied?]
[undecipherable] the 8[?]
8 July 1797 –
late due all[?]
94.800. [undecipherable]
N° 279]
297.432.66
By Balance 106.230. –
N° 16 above Baylor was directed by the Sec[retar]y of War [undecipherable] grants from [undecipherable] to purchase [undecipherable] terms to[?] for [underline: the Army of the United States] it may be observed he d[id] not confine himself to purchases for his Regiment only but that the [undecipherable] of the cavalry was benefited by his exertions. & this should [undecipherable] appear it is [undecipherable] him to reimburse [undecipherable] more if not entirely [undecipherable] the Balance –
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[Upper section — labeled 3 at top left]
[Dr.] [Cr.]
[undecipherable entries with amounts:]
10,180
300
6,049.66
[undecipherable] 247,432.66
[undecipherable] 10,888
[undecipherable] 6,049.66
[undecipherable]
[Lower section — labeled 2 at bottom left]
[Dr.] [Cr.]
To [undecipherable] 1784 to his office for the [undecipherable] 6,680
[undecipherable] 1782 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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1 A MS 1
S[u]m brought forward 137.507.36
To subsistence of 6. Captains, 6 Subs. and 6 [Rank?] 288 –
10 Officers – 6 Weeks each – 108 [undecipherable] a23[?]
To this sum credited by M[ajo]r Jameson in the [field?] 6,521.60
off his account
To this sum lost, belonging to the Articles on his
[undecipherable] Certificates herewith 13,000: –
To his sum from James [Hunter?], for Arms &c.
as [P?] Account rendered [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]]
(exclusive of £2105, 13. 6d by Major [Lloyd?])
which is included in payment & 1777.
£10,165. 14. O[?] [Jury?] – 33,885.60
191,202.66
Balance 106,230 –
297,432.66
To cash paid Edward Simpson for Sadlery as his
acknowledgement – N° – – 3,930
paid him at 1777. £179. 0[?]. –
To do. do. at Philad. St. 1779
[this?] acknowledgement – say – 7,500: –
11,430
[To] this sum credited by Baylor [Hill?] – 1,000
Type
Document
Description
Description of the United States' account with the estate of Colonel George Baylor, the late commander of a regiment of dragoons.
Date
02/08/1791
Author
Recipient
Document number
1791020880001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
George Baylor
dragoons
Notable locations
United States

