Account of Henry Knox with the United States
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[Administrative cover sheet]
Dec 10th 1792
No 756
Henry Knox Esqr
Secretary at
War
A/c
with the United States
1788
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G.P. Henry Knox Esqr Secretary at War in A/c current with the United States ——— 67
Dr.
To Balance of the money Dec 31 1789 as Settled at the Treasury June 11 1790 ... 15,537.47
Ditto in 20,000 Dollars appropriated for Indian Treaties by the act of Congress of Aug 20, 1789 as per account Settled at the Treasury June 1 1790 ... 3,476.59
Amount of the following Sums less than the Sums of Indian Goods &c from [undecipherable] Felvichan by Contract
- 350
- 400— ditto
- 550— ditto
- ditto ... 1,776.57
May 24 — To Amt of Loan No 323 in his favor ... 2,400—
June 16 — ½ Ditto No 339 ... 7,000—
Aug 17 — Ditto 419 ... 2,400—
Nov 7 — Ditto 630 Ditto ... 1,300—
Feb 4 — Ditto 868 Ditto ... 16,000—
Dollars 61,414.96
This balance is States by the 3rd at loans [?] 36 ½ [undecipherable] and following Sums [undecipherable] Balance of money on exchange subjected [undecipherable] ... 1,778.153
This Sum charged as [undecipherable] remaining expense of Warrants passed the 11th June 1790 in favor of the Secretary at War [undecipherable] referred to his account in this Statement ... 223,675
[undecipherable] ... 5,724,960.97
Cr.
By Sundry disbursements and the following payments from 1st Jan 1790 to June 30 1791
Contractor [undecipherable] of the War Department
Clerk of the War Office ... 5,921.22
Hospital Department ... 5,935.65
Quarter Mr Ditto ... 15,898—
Ordnance Ditto ... [undecipherable]
Physician Ditto ... 14,963.89
Surveyors Ditto ... 232.80
Subsistence Ditto ... 3,617.93
By John Meall for this Sum received by him [undecipherable] of nations [undecipherable] provides the expenses [undecipherable] troops and to be paid over to the United States ... 5.00
By Nathan St. Clair for this Sum advanced to [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] or to hold [undecipherable] accountable ... 200.53
Balance due the United States to the Debit of Henry Knox Esqr at War on New Account ... 5,672.97
In Sums formerly ... 1 Dollar 37,464.56
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U/M Henry Knox Esqr Secretary at War for Sundry Items in his A/c current —— 68
Dr.
To Short Charges in Continuation of the A/c Department as travelling expenses &c Holding the public sale [undecipherable] arrivals ... 0.13
Amt of purchases or Loan accounts of the War [undecipherable]
Voucher of Col. Ross A/c ... 1.34
15 Crookshanks [undecipherable] ... 5
155 Conner [undecipherable] ... —.34
Short Charges in Hospital Department [undecipherable]
Jackson & Smith A/c ... 60
[undecipherable] Wainwright [undecipherable] ... .18
Vouchers in Dr [undecipherable] Dept [undecipherable]
9 [undecipherable] ... 1.50
Richard [undecipherable] ... 1.33
Vouchers in Indian Dept [undecipherable]
Conrad Nickersons A/c [undecipherable] ... 2.37
5 [undecipherable] incurred in the Salary at [undecipherable] Bell [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ... 6.37
M Williams A/c No 2 balance of more & overcharges ... 3,177.54
This Sum page Comptrolled on Indian Chief ... 100—
Dollars 943.5
It appears by the Vouchers produced in Support of this Charge that the Indian [undecipherable] when under the money was paid sentence that the Secretary at War should be reimbursed by the State of Pennsylvania and there are Instruction given [undecipherable] whether it has been any available [undecipherable] State and [undecipherable] recover [undecipherable]
Cr.
By a Short Charge in Continuation of [undecipherable] Dept [undecipherable] Percy [undecipherable] ... —.977
Ditto in Hospital Dept Calumne [undecipherable] No 3 [undecipherable] ... —.62
Short Charge in War [undecipherable] Hospital No [undecipherable]
Dept [undecipherable] Acct No 7 ... 2.17
Joseph Dilishki [undecipherable] A/c ... [undecipherable]
a Short Charge in Ordnance Dept ... —.446
Short Charges in Indian Dept [undecipherable]
Timothy Pickman [undecipherable] A/c ... —.21
Thomas Roberts [undecipherable]
Lawrence Gillette [undecipherable] A/c No 29 ... —.33
John Shipham [undecipherable] ... —.37
This Sum Short [undecipherable] as an overcharge in the A/c [undecipherable] to the business for Indian Dept [undecipherable] ... 1.22
an overcount in the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] ... —.50
Balance in favor of the Secretary [undecipherable] ... 77.813
Dollars 943.5
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[Copy]
Henry Knox Esqr Secretary for the Department of War in A/c current with the United States ——— 69
Dr.
To Balance States in the account Office as first folio ... 5,672.97
Cr.
By Indian Department for the amount of Sundry Deductions made in the account Office which are as underwritten
[undecipherable] No 1077 [undecipherable] ... 10—
for Dr [undecipherable] hill
Transfer the Comptroller on the Secretary at War for the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] ... —70—
[undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
By Amt of Sundry expenses attending [undecipherable] Services of the Secretary at War in the years 1788, 1789, 1790 to the purpose of Inspecting & Surveying the Stores of the Union Managers of the United States agreed & entitled on the 17 of Sept 1792 by [undecipherable] Knox Esqr one of the Comrades and Michael [undecipherable] at the request of [undecipherable] and being [undecipherable] at the rest of Council of [undecipherable] May 1792 during alterations in the Treasury and various Departments. The Costs were of admissions being entitled to the report of the Auditors of the Treasury No 637 dated the 11th June 1792 ... 1,747.13
Balance due to the United States Carried to the debit of Secretary at War in New Account ... 2,355.84
5,672.97
Treasury Department
Comptrollers Office
October 6, 1792
In addition to my Certificate of this date I further Certify that the Balance of the Amount of 2355.84 has been accounted for by the Secretary at War in an Account stated by the Auditor of the Treasury the 10th of [undecipherable] 1794
[undecipherable] Nourse [undecipherable]
Treasury Department
Register's Office June 1792
I certify That above and foregoing are Three Copies The Register of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as far as [undecipherable] the Office
Joseph Nourse [undecipherable]
Type
Contemporaneous or Certified Copy (made for information of action)
Description
New account of Henry Knox that was adjusted from a summary account of errors.
Date
11/12/1792
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792111290401
Page start
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Notable persons
Joseph Nourse
Henry Knox
Secretary at War
Indians
J Habersham
Baldwin
Hospital Department
Quartermasters Department
Ordnance Department
Indian Department
Surveyors Department
Subsistence Department
John Meals
John Meal
troops
Arthur St. Clair
Winthrop Sergeant
Rhugar & Rhodes
Rhugar
Rhodes
B Crookshanks
B & E Carnes
E Carnes
B Carnes
Jackson
Smith
Jackson & Smith
Wainwright
Listle
A Muller
Cunard Nicholson
C. Swan
Caleb Swan
M Williett
Indian chief
Cornplanter
Governor of Pennsylvania
Berry & Rogers
Berry
Roberts
Joseph Dobbins
H Frayly
Timothy Pickering
Thomas Roberts
Marinus Willett
John Shepherd
Tench Coxe
Commissioner of the Revenue
Richard Harrison
Auditor of the Treasury
Notable locations
United States
public arsenal
Comptrollers Office
Notable items
account
Indian treaties
Act of Congress
settled
Indian Goods
disbursements
contingencies
ordnance
hospital
subsistence
warrants
contract
payment
traveling expenses
overcharges
salary
vouchers
shirts
carriage of goods
sundry expenses
journeys
inspecting
arranging
stores
magazines
arsenals
certificate of admission

