Certification of Deliveries
Document 1791Certification of clothing supplied by William Hill to the troops of the United States for 1791 and delivered agreeably to directions from Henry Knox, Secretary of War.
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N° 1[undecipherable]
William Hills accot
for Clothing, supplied
the troops under the
Contract for the year
1791 [REGISTERED.]
Recd N° 1491[undecipherable]
In Six Hundred &
fifty three Dollrs
14/100 value of
the within —
Edward In[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
R. 684[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
The Honble. Alex Hamilton Esqr
Secretary of the Treasury
1791 To William Hill Dr.
Octo[ber] [undecipherable]
To Clothing Supplies for the Troops in the Service of
the United States for the present year, and delivered
Agreeable to directions Issued from the Hon. Henry
Knox Esqr Secretary of War, viz:
[undecipherable] Hats 76. 290.10.0
5020 Yarn Overalls 111. 1411.0.0
5020 Woolen do [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
6637 Shirts [undecipherable] 212.10.0
6121 Pair Shoes [undecipherable] 1090.8.6
6440 Socks 9[undecipherable] 226.10.0
1500 Shoebuckles 1/ 75.9.0
1307 Stocks 1/ 73.7.0
1338 Stock Facings [undecipherable] 25.19.4
1350 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 455.0.0
1350 Blankets [undecipherable] 579.10.0
11959.18.6
$11959.18.6 Dollars at 8/[s] $9899.21[undecipherable]
Cloth once on the following Rates viz:
849 Serjeants [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
86 Corporals [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
126 Music[ians] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Amount of advance sums before [undecipherable] 7777.90[undecipherable]
Deduct[ing] [undecipherable] due [undecipherable]
7999[undecipherable]
Supra Cr.
Nov 4th [undecipherable] Cash forward 5000
May 15 by ditto 6000
John [undecipherable] ditto 10000
August [undecipherable] by ditto 4000
[undecipherable]
New York 22 Octo: 1791 Balance due to William Hill $7[undecipherable]
Errors Excepted
William Hill
Balance due William [undecipherable] as per [undecipherable] account [undecipherable]
on which deduct an over payment of [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] allowance for [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] to [undecipherable] Dollar [undecipherable]
Auditors Office
Nov. 9. 1791
John [undecipherable]
Amount of charges made by [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
from which deduct an over payment of [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] with the whole being charged
as [undecipherable] already [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] the remainder as [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Extra Allowance for the year 1790 —
the same for the year 1791 —
Dollars
Serjeant's Suit — 9 74/100 —
Corporal's do — 4 84/100
7— Senior Musician — 10. 81/100:
35[undecipherable] Musician — — 4 6/100.
[undecipherable: J. [?] Stagg Junr]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certification of clothing supplied by William Hill to the troops of the United States for 1791 and delivered agreeably to directions from Henry Knox, Secretary of War.
Date
10/22/1791
Author
Recipient
Document number
1791102200202
Page start
1
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury
William Hill
Henry Knox
Notable items
vests
linen overalls
woolen overalls
shirts
shoes
socks
shoe buckles
stocks
stock clasps
hats
blankets
sergeants' suits
corporals' suits
musicians' suits
boxes
packing

