Cash Account with the War Department
Document 1796List of account expenditures, June 12, 1795-April 26, 1796.
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[Wrapper/cover sheet notation:]
Yfc. Copartin r'Ellas
June 12. 1790. to apt. 26. 1796
Vouchers Sent
Money drawn by [undecipherable] in
1795[?]
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D. The Department of War C.
Dolls Cts | Dolls Cts
To the balance of Nichols account as stated for the Corps C[undecipherable] 737 78 | By the balance of Cash on hand in preference of the Report of
To the balance of Capt. William Nichols account as deputy pay | the Department of War ...................... 8524 43
[Made?] to the Militia from the Corps C[undecipherable] |
| By cash received from the accountant of the War department
To an Abstract for the contingent expenses in the Army department | by [undecipherable] to pay the Militia
from August [undecipherable: 14th?] 1796 ..... 55. | of Washington, Hamilton, and two districts in the
| Existing [undecipherable] of the Ohio for [undecipherable] 1793 ... 55374 22
To the balance of an account stated for the underground government |
from [undecipherable] April 3. 1796 ..... 213 92 | Ditto by ditto for the pay of the Army ...... 2025
| [undecipherable]
To the balance of an account stated for the district master [undecipherable] | Ditto by ditto for the 13 [undecipherable] with the
from May 19. 1795 to March 28. 1796 ..... 168 44 | horse [undecipherable] ...................... 660[undecipherable]33
| 64113 48
To an abstract [undecipherable] for [salaries?] for [undecipherable] |
Articles purchased for the [use?] at [undecipherable] from January [undecipherable] | By Cash paid [undecipherable] absolutely[?] ....... 102
to [undecipherable] 1790 ..... 542 72 |
| By cash received by [undecipherable] the [receipts?]
To Cash paid William Nichols for his own expenses incurred in | For the Indian Department .................. 6511 65
from the War office June [undecipherable] 1796 ..... 30½ | Contingencies of [government?] .............. 153428
| Paymasters [undecipherable] .................. 1111.
Balance of Cash | [Quarter?] masters department ................ 5272
| Army department ............................ [undecipherable]
75332 17 | 18[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
37428½ |
| By ditto for Capt. William Nichols [undecipherable] ..... 527
| By [undecipherable] to pay by [Promise?] from the Honorable
| Secretary of War [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
| after [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]
[total] | 722 67
| [total]
[Teasured?] 2 May 1795
[signature]
Type
Document Signed
Description
List of account expenditures, June 12, 1795-April 26, 1796.
Date
05/21/1796
Author
Document number
1796052190101
Page start
11
Note
Covers 06/12/1795 to 04/26/1796.
Enclosed in Henley to Simmons, 05/23/1798.
Notable persons
David Henley
William Simmons
Department of War
Indians
Captain William Rickard
deputy paymaster
Army department
Quartermasters Department
agent
Accountant of the War Department
James King
militia
Curry
Sevier
Benajah Herbert
express
Indian department
Robert Hays
Secretary of War
Captain Colbert
Notable locations
War Department
Accountant's Office
Tellico
Washington district
Hamilton District
Mero District
territory south of the Ohio
Philadelphia
Knoxville
Notable items
account
Indian account
balance
abstract
contingent expenses
contingencies of government
payments
articles
store
recruit
cash on hand
expedition
barrack account
warrant
travel

