Statement of accounts of Henry Knox
Document 1792Statement of accounts of Henry Knox for 1790-1, from the Register of the Treasury. Includes sundry expenses for various journeys, for the purpose of inspecting and arranging the stores in the arsenals and magazines.
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Some of the expenditures included in these Statements were made previous to the year 1790, but they could not be separated without inconvenience, and deranging the order of the accounts, as rendered for settlement.
I enclose duplicates of the accounts, at the special request, and for the use of the Secretary at War.
Have the honor to be, with the greatest respect, [undecipherable] Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) Oliver Wolcott.
The Honorable
Alexander Hamilton Esquire;
Secretary of the Treasury.
A Statement of the Accounts of Henry Knox, Esquire, Secretary at War, for the years 1790 and 1791, as adjusted at the Treasury of the United States, and stated in compliance with the Order of the House of Representatives of
Receipts.
1790.
January 1st A balance remaining in his hands the 31st December 1789 for accounts settled at the Treasury W 37, dated June 11, 1790 15 587. 87
Also a balance on an Appropriation of 20 000 dollars for Indian treaties by the Act of Congress of the 20th August 1789, as per Account settled at the treasury, W 300, dated May 18th 1790 5 170. 39
For the following sums received on account of sales of Indian Goods, Viz.
From S Brinkerhain, by W Baldwin . . . . . . . . 550..
Do 400..
May 23. do W 1756 dated Oct 4, 1792 . . . 820. 30 1770. 30
Carried forward . . . . 20754. 56
Type
Document, type undetermined
Description
Statement of accounts of Henry Knox for 1790-1, from the Register of the Treasury. Includes sundry expenses for various journeys, for the purpose of inspecting and arranging the stores in the arsenals and magazines.
Date
11/29/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792112937001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Nourse
Samuel Meredith
Cornplanter
Col. Willet
W. Sargent
Arthur St. Clair
Habersham
W. Baldwin
Henry Knox
Notable locations
United States
Notable items
agreeably to the reports above mentioned
amount of sundry expenses attending several journeys of the Secretary at War
purpose of inspecting and arranging the stores in the arsenals and magazines
disbursements for the ordnance department
balance due on the settlement of an account for the purchase of cartouche boxes and transportation of clothing
amount of a warrant
shirts
draft on the Cornplanter on the Secretary at War for carriage of goods
amount of sundry deductions made in the auditor's office which are admitted
voucher
carried forward
amount brought forward
warrant in his favor
payments
several disbursements on account of the War Department
dollars cents
contingencies of the War Department
Contingencies of the War office
Hospital department
Quarter Master's department
ordnance department
Indian department
surveyor's department
subsistence department
sum advanced on account of rations furnished the troops
for which he is to be held accountable to the United States
receipts
balance remaining in his hands
balance on our appropriation of 20,000 dollars for Indian treaties by the Act of Congress
account settled at the treasury
following sums received on account of sales of Indian goods
statement of the accounts
Secretary at War [Secretary of War]
adjusted at the Treasury of the United States
stated in compliance with the order of the House of Representatives

