Abstract of Payments Made by David Henley
Document 1795Abstract of payments made by David Henley, Agent to the Department of War, on account of expenses arising in his office from October 1794 to April 1795.
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Abstract of Payments made by David Henley Agent to the Department of War, on account of Expenses arising in his Office from [th?] October 1794 to 30th April 1795
Date of Paymt To whom made For what purposes No. Dp. cts.
October
1794 Gorsham & Moore For two Walnutt Tables for the use of the Office as [per?] his bill 1 10
Decemt 29 Stephen Duncan For hauling 6 Load of Wood for the Office 2 2 50
January 10 Robert Hays For 130 Dollars advanced him as Muster Master of the Militia of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Office of the [undecipherable] 3 130
14 William Richie For 12 Cord Wood for the use of the Office ... 51.50 4 10
Februarys 14 William Richie For 6¾ Cord Wood for Ditto ... 1.50 5 9 38
23 James McWherrey & John [Pearl?] For the transportation of 6 Boxes 3 Casks Nails, 2 Trunks & 1 small [Box?] Weightt 1045 [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from Richmond to [undecipherable] 77.72 6
Deduct the advance Mr Daniel [Dalhousie?] at Richmond 20.
57.72
The Nails and one large Box with Paper [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]. The [undecipherable] were the Agent of the War [Dept?] which will be about half the amount of the charge. 28 86
100 7[undecipherable]
Abstract E continued Amt 190 7[undecipherable]
30 [undecipherable]
Date of Payment To whom made For what purposes and [service?] No. Dp. cts.
March 7 William [Proats?] For his expenses going to Jonesborough carrying the public Vouchers that was delivered to David Laidawick to be forwarded in his [letter?] to Baltimore, from thence to Philadelphia to the committee of the War Accounts [undecipherable] 7 15 80
April 7 William Richie For 2¼ Cords Wood for the use of the Office ... 2.50 8 3 37
23 [Bartholomew?] [Cousin?] For his services for writing in the Office from 20 [October?] to the [undecipherable] 9 100
27 [Elenjah?] [Stockett?] For money advanced him to defray his expenses going to Philadelphia with a Letter to the Secretary of War [undecipherable] 10 1 30
28 George [Boulston?] For [his?] & Account printing Receipts &c 11 17 [undecipherable]
30 William Richie For 2¼ Cords of Wood for the use of the Office ... 1.50 12 3 30
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Abstract of payments made by David Henley, Agent to the Department of War, on account of expenses arising in his office from October 1794 to April 1795.
Date
04/27/1795
Author
Document number
1795042790101
Page start
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Notable persons
Office of Army Accounts
David Henley
Gersham Moore
Stephen Duncan
Robert Hays
William Ritchie
James McPherson
John Pearce
William Brent
Bartholomew Corosine
Benijiah Herbert
George Boulston [?]
Notable locations
Department of War
Notable items
expenses

