Cash Account with the War Department
Document 1796Account of expenditures, October 21, 1795 to June 5, 1796.
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[Cash Acct.
May 15 – 1795
May 16 – 1796]
D.r Cash Dolls Cs.
To the Department of War for the balance of that account 3949 90
1795
May 15 To the Treasurer of the United States for my Dft in favor
William King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
July 22 To the Treasurer in favor Joseph Greer . . . . . . . . . . . 294.
Oct. 28 To Ditto in favor William King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1706.
3000 –
1796
Jany 21 To the Treasury department for the Agent of the War
department letter of credit to the Honorable Secretary of
the Treasury in favor William King . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000.
Ap.l 13 To Ditto in favor of Fisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.
– 29 To Ditto in favor of King and Crozier for . . . . . . . . . . 2000.
May 16 To Ditto in favor of King & Crozier being the balance
of their account for supplies furnished in the
Indian department &c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1449.85
To Ditto in favor of James Miller for Beef & Cash
supplied for the Commissaries department . . . . . . . 1000.
5949 85
12899 75
Cr.
By John Wallace the contractor for Rations supplied the
troops in this Territory as pr his contract from the 1 Jany
to 31 July 1795 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2413.66
Ditto from the 1 August to 31 December
for both which sums his Accounts have been settled at
the Treasury Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1879.46
3793 12
By John Gordon paid him towards his contract for
the supplies of the troops in the Territory as pr
his account settled with the Treasury department . . . . . . 1000
4793 12
Balance due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8106 63
12899 75
Knoxville 21 May 1796
David Henley
Type
Document Signed
Description
Account of expenditures, October 21, 1795 to June 5, 1796.
Date
05/21/1796
Author
Document number
1796052190201
Page start
13
Note
Covers the period 10/21/1795 to 06/05/1796.
Enclosed in Henley to Simmons, 05/23/1798.
Notable persons
David Henley
William Simmons
Treasurer of the United States
Samuel Meredith
William King
Joseph Greer
agent
War Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Fisk
Crozier
Indian Department
James Miller
commissaries department
John Wallace
contractor
John Gordon
Notable locations
Knoxville
War Department
Accountant's Office
territory
Treasury Department
Notable items
account
letter of credit
balance of account
supplies
beef cash
rations
contract

