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. I have the honor to be, with the greatest respect, Sir [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 1^st A balance remaining in his hands the 30^th December 1789, as per accounts settled at the treasury Nº 437, dated June 11^th 1790 . 15387. 87 (Also a balance on an Appropriation of 20,000 dollars, for Indian treaties, by the Act of Congress of the 20^th August 1789, as per Account settled at the treasury, Nº 306, dated May 18^th 1790 ........ 3476.59 For the following sums received on account of sales of Indian Goods, Viz: From J Habersham, by W Baldwin ........... 550.— " 18. d° ............... 400.— 550.— May 24. d° W. 1756 dated Oct. 8^th 1792 470. 50 1770. 50 Carried forward ... 20754.36 Amount brought forward 20754.36 Jan. 16. For Warrant, Nº 502 in his favor ..... 12,400.— August 17 d° ... 613 ........... 7000.— 24 d° ... 634 ........... 1500.— 1794 d° ... 868 dated October 1^st 1797 10,000.— 30,700 — Dollars 54,404.36 Payments. 1791. June 30^th His several disbursements on account of the War department, from 1^st January 1790, to 30^th June 1791, Viz: Dollars Cents Contingencies of the War department, included in Nº 1756 dated October 1^st 1792 .... 1192. 21 Contingencies of the War Office d° d° .... 1234. 6 Hospital Department d° d° .... 2524.22 Quarter Masters department, d° d° .... 8633. 08 Ordnance department, .... d° d° .... 13,892. 8 Indian department, ..... d° d° .... 14,462.89 Surveyors department ...... d° d° .... 282.80 Subsistence department ...... d° d° .... 5019.92 This sum advanced [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on account of rations furnished the troops, and for which he is to be held accountable to the Uni- -ted States ..... d° d° .... 500.— This sum advanced to M^r Sargent, for which Arthur St Clair is to be held accountable ... d° [undecipherable] 200.53 Indian department, amount of sundry deductions, made in the Auditor's Office, which are admitted, Viz: [Amount brought forward] Voucher Nº 77 in Col. Willett's account, for 30 Shirts ..... 40.— A draft of the Comptroller on the Secretary at War for carriage of goods ..... 100.— d° d° ..... 140.— Amount of sundry expenses attending several journies of the Secretary at War, in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788, for the purpose of inspecting and arranging the stores in the arsenals and magazines of the United States d° d° ..... 674. 13 July 24 Disbursements for the Ordnance department ........... d° d° ..... 175.— August 5 23. for the contingencies of the War department ........... d° d° ..... 87. 75 Nov. 30. 1^st for the contingencies of War Office d° d° 245. 51 Quarter Master's department, balance due on the settlement of an Account for the purchase of Cartouche boxes, and transportation of Clothing ...... W. 3074 Oct. 18^th ..... 110. 40 Amount of a Warrant, W. 83, in favor of Samuel Meredith, for the balance due from H. Knox, Esquire, agreably to the reports above mentioned ..... 2304.58 Dollars 54,404.36 Treasury Department Register's Office, 29^th November 1792. These are to certify that the foregoing statement agrees with the several settlements which have been made at the treasury, of the Accounts of the Secretary at War, and that the same are finally closed, (by payment of the above balance) in the books of the United States. Joseph Nourse, Register.