Abstract of Payments
Document 1797Abstracts of payments made by David Henley agent of the Department of War in the state of Tennessee for services performed and for other contingent expenses arising in the Quarter Masters Department from 01/09/1798 to 06/14/1798.
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Abstract of Payments made by General Timothy Pickering for the Department of War in the field of [undecipherable] for Army purposes and for other Contingent [undecipherable] during the Quarter Commencing from the 1st of January and terminating on the [undecipherable] of June 1798.
Date of To whom made [undecipherable] N° Amount Dollars Cents
Jany 9 [undecipherable]
" " [undecipherable] in the hire of Samuel V[undecipherable] transfer [undecipherable] transfer the Baggage of Majr William Breathes 1 15 w—
2 15 w—
16 Adolph Breinner For this sum [undecipherable] on account of [undecipherable] Martin [undecipherable] and on the 22d January 1798 from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 800 w—
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Bradley [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in the duty this every temporary of Tallies Mark Almee 4 4 00
Louis Ference Ditto do [undecipherable]
Lewis [undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable]
1798
Date of To whom made For what Purpose N° Amount Dollars Cents
[Amount brought forward]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Smith [undecipherable] Cleverius For his [undecipherable] them through the troops 6 500 80
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Alexander Blaine [undecipherable] For the [undecipherable] money [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] Blackhouse from the [undecipherable] transport [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Christmas Mason For [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] running [undecipherable] London [undecipherable] election [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Lewis D[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
For what Purpose and Paid N° Amount Dollars Cents
Amount Brought forward — 2,548 81
" " [undecipherable] Jonathan Taylor For his service as a Commissary of Military Stores to the 4th U. States Regiment from the 16th May to the 4th July 1797 12 40 83½
" " David Buchanan for this sum advanced him for bringing from Philadelphia this wagon [undecipherable] Philadelphia to Knoxville Via Samuel Hodgson letter dated Philadelphia December 26th 1797 13 450 w—
" " [undecipherable] Roger for this sum advanced him for waggoning two loads of clothing from Philadelphia to Knoxville Via Mr Hodgson letter of the above date 14 300 w—
" " Richard [undecipherable] Richardson for his Service Driving a herd in the Blockhouse intended as a Commissary Store house, the 10th of March 1796 15 2 80
" " Cunningham Scott for this sum advanced him for the transportation of [undecipherable] from Philadelphia to Knoxville 16 146 67
Carried Forward 3,488 81½
1798
Date of To whom made For what Purpose and Paid N° Amount Dollars Cents
P.t [undecipherable] 3,488 81½
[March?] 23 James [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for keeping a Cattle drove for the [undecipherable] Commissary [undecipherable] 1798 17 4 67
19 Cunningham [undecipherable] for the sum advanced him for the transportation of Public clothing from [undecipherable] 18 50 w—
[undecipherable] Lewis [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 73
[undecipherable] Davis [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] Commissary running [undecipherable] 20 [undecipherable] 91
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Brenner for the sum advanced him on Account of [undecipherable] running the [undecipherable] Quarter Master Department 21 500 w—
[undecipherable] Cunningham [undecipherable] for the sum advanced him for the transportation of Clothing for the troops in [undecipherable] Mr [undecipherable] letter [undecipherable] 22d December 1797 [undecipherable] 103 83
P.t [undecipherable] 3,488 81½
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] 4,154 47½
Carried forward [undecipherable] 4,154 47½
Type
Document Signed
Description
Abstracts of payments made by David Henley agent of the Department of War in the state of Tennessee for services performed and for other contingent expenses arising in the Quarter Masters Department from 01/09/1798 to 06/14/1798.
Date
12/26/1797
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1797122628001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
David Henley
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Department of War
Tennessee

