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Delivery of Money for Pay and Forage of Troops of Upper Parts of Ohio River

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War Department Accountants office April 19th 1794 Sir The train of Campbell Smith has charge of the sum of four thousand eight hundred ^ fifty one Ds 50/100 to be delivered to you, being for pay and forage of the troops at the upper posts of the Ohio, from 1st August 1793 to 30 [undecipherable] March April 1794, [undecipherable], and for subsistence for the year 1793, agreeably to the inclosed [undecipherable] – 1: Estimate of To Forage from 1st August, to 31 Dec. 1793 [undecipherable] Dolls 2,800– 2. ditto of ditto, Jan 1 to 30th [undecipherable] 1794 … 1680 3. ditto of subsistence for 1793 401.50 [undecipherable] 4,881.50. you will be pleased to be particularly careful in disbursing the money, for pay and forage in the manner heretofore instructed, the subsistence accounts will show the [undecipherable] places and prices, of the rations which they became due, to be certified if possible by the Contractors; & the officers Certificates on the honor that the rations are [undecipherable] & justibly due – I am Sir Your old S[undecipherable] Joseph Howell Maj. Isaac Craig Pittsburgh

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Lieutenant Campbell Smith has charge of $4881.50 for pay and forage of troops of upper parts of Ohio River.

Date

04/19/1794

Recipient

Sent from

Accountants Office

Document number

1794041927001

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Notable persons

Isaac Craig
Joseph Howell
Campbell Smith
contractors

Notable locations

Pittsburgh
Accountants Office
upper posts of the Ohio
Ohio River

Notable items

pay and forage
estimate
subsistence accounts
rations