Payments Made by the Treasurer for the Use of the War Department, 3 March 1791 to 31 March 1792
Document 1792Lists payments to various individuals by name, date, and amount; summarizes totals to each contractor and overall total at end of document. Concludes by stating that advances were made "by the Bank of North America for the use of the Department of War."
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Payments made by the Treasurer of the United States for the use of the War Department, from the 3d March 1791, to 31st March 1792.
Dollars Cents
Paid Warrant
N° 929 Joseph Howell 3d March 1791. 10.000 —
6[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] 11.00[undecipherable] 20
9[undecipherable] Ditto 11th [undecipherable] 1791. 10.000 —
[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] 30.000 —
10[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] 19.[undecipherable]
16[undecipherable] Ditto 21[undecipherable] 22.500 —
16[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] 9.[undecipherable]
10[undecipherable] Ditto 9th [undecipherable] 40.000 —
1[undecipherable]7 Ditto 9[undecipherable] 20.000 —
[undecipherable]99 Ditto 20th [undecipherable] 10.337 94
11[undecipherable]3 Ditto 1[undecipherable] 17.[undecipherable]
11[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable: From h.t.] 7.500 —
1[undecipherable] Ditto 10[undecipherable] 6.000 —
1[undecipherable]71 Ditto 1st August 7.000 —
13[undecipherable] Ditto 2[undecipherable] 755[undecipherable] 59
13[undecipherable] Ditto 20[undecipherable] 5000 —
1[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] Septem 5.000 —
1[undecipherable] Ditto 15[undecipherable] 8.206 63
1[undecipherable] Ditto 7[undecipherable] 1.500 —
[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] Jany 1792 6.000 —
[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] 6.000 —
15[undecipherable] Ditto 18th [undecipherable] 6.000 —
15[undecipherable] Ditto 1[undecipherable] 6.000 —
1[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] 12.000 —
1[undecipherable]5 Ditto [undecipherable] 6.000 —
1[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] March 12.000 —
Carried Forward 24[undecipherable] 25[undecipherable] 76
Amounts Brought Forw[ard] Dollars Cents 200.240 76
Paid Warrant
N° 1380 Joseph Howell 12th March 1792. 12.000 —
1[undecipherable] Ditto 17th [undecipherable] [undecipherable].000 —
1[undecipherable] Ditto 21st [undecipherable] 10.000 —
242.240 76
Paid Warrant
N° 953 Elliot Williams 11th Oct. 1790 by C. H. Williams [undecipherable]00 —
1102 Ditto 4th March 1791. 15.000 —
11[undecipherable] Ditto 22d [undecipherable] 15.000 —
1247 Ditto 14th Sept. 6.000 —
14[undecipherable] Ditto 7th January 1792 10.000 —
1592 Ditto 16th [undecipherable] 10.000 —
86.000 —
Paid Warrant
N° 949 Melancton Smith 5th April 1791. 100 20
1002 Ditto 13th May — [undecipherable] 60
1194 Ditto 25th — 102 59
1[undecipherable]2 Ditto 14th October — 100 2
13[undecipherable] Ditto 10th November — 107 28
13[undecipherable] Ditto 9th February 1792 [undecipherable] 2[undecipherable]
14[undecipherable] Ditto 25th — 133 69
16[undecipherable] Ditto 3d March — 122 [undecipherable]
1[undecipherable] Ditto 5th — [undecipherable]
1[undecipherable] Ditto 21st — 7[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
2.1[undecipherable]9 [undecipherable]5
Paid Warrant
N° 949 William Duer 23d March 1791. 15.000 —
Paid Warrant
N° 1042 Shepherd [undecipherable]Smith 29. April 1791. 11.000 —
Paid Warrant
N° 1084 William Hill 1st June 1791. 10.000 —
[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] 21.000 —
1494 Ditto 20th Jany 1792. 653 14
31.653 14
Paid Warrant
N° 1319 John Habersham [undecipherable] 79
1[undecipherable]5 Ditto 99 [undecipherable]
178 65
Paid Warrant
W 1366 William [undecipherable] 26th March 179[undecipherable] 578. [undecipherable]
Paid Warrant
N° 1573 John G. Mays 7th [undecipherable] March 1792. 1741 28
Paid Warrant
N° 16[undecipherable] Tho. Billington & Charles Young 25th Jany 1792 — 3.900 —
Paid Warrant
N° 948 [undecipherable: Reed. Fowler?] 22d March 1791. [undecipherable]3.000 —
1004 Ditto 7th April — [undecipherable].000 —
1036 Ditto 25th [undecipherable] 15.000 —
1065 Ditto 7th May — 20.000 —
1179 Ditto 20th July — 10.000 —
70.000 —
Summary of foregoing Payments 1[undecipherable]
Joseph Howell 247.[undecipherable]40. 76
Elliot Williams 86.0[undecipherable]. —
Melancton Smith 2.18[undecipherable]. [undecipherable]
William Duer 15.0[undecipherable]. —
Shepherd Smith 11.0[undecipherable]. —
William Hill 31.653 14
John Habersham 178. 65
William [undecipherable] 578. 6[undecipherable]
John G. Mays 1.741. 28
Thos Billington & Chas Young 5.9[undecipherable]. —
Theodosius Fowler 70.000 —
566.[undecipherable]. [undecipherable]
Advances made by the Bank of North America for the use of the Department of War pursuant to an arrangement made with the Secretary for the Treasury ___ 150.595. 56
Dollars — [undecipherable]27.987. 8[undecipherable]
Type
Document
Description
Lists payments to various individuals by name, date, and amount; summarizes totals to each contractor and overall total at end of document. Concludes by stating that advances were made "by the Bank of North America for the use of the Department of War."
Date
03/31/1792
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792033190202
Page start
1
Notable persons
Treasurer of the United States
Samuel Meredith
War Department
Joseph Howell
Elliot & Williams
Elliot
C H Williams
Smith
M Lancton Smith
William Duer
William Durr
Shepherd & Smith
William Hill
John Habersham
William Blount
John G Mayes
John G Hayes
Thomas Billington
Charles Young
Theodore Fowler
Theodosius Fowler
Bank of North America
Secretary of the Treasury
Notable items
payments
warrant
advances

