Abstracts for Disbursements with Packets
Document 1798Wilkins sends five abstracts for disbursements of cash to various departments, including the hospital, Indian, provision, ordnance, and Quartermaster's. He asks that Steele acknowledge receipt of the abstracts and accompanying packets.
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[Fort Washington August 20, 1798 #[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] September 6, 1798
with [undecipherable] Artillery from our [undecipherable]
the Quartermaster and other
departments.]
Fort Washington 20th aug.t 1798
Sir
Herewith I have the honor to transmit you five abstracts for the disbursements of each accompanied with Vouchers — Four of them N.os 16 17 18 and [undecipherable] for money expended in the Hospital, [undecipherable] Garrison, [undecipherable] provision, and ordnance departments, N.o 20 [undecipherable] belongs to the field [undecipherable] department — Abstract N.o 16 is accompanied with a Packet numbered 5 amounting to [undecipherable] 108 [undecipherable] dollars — N.o 17 with packet N.o 6 amounting to [undecipherable] 927 [undecipherable] — N.o 18 with N.o 7 dollars 523 55/100 N.o 19 with [undecipherable] dollars 2989 [undecipherable]/100, and N.o 20 with 9 + 10 — dollars 14,112 56[undecipherable]/100 — Total amount being 21426 dollars 16[undecipherable] cents —
Your acknowledgement of the receipt of these papers directed to me at Pittsburgh will oblidye me —
I am, Sir, with great respect
your most ob.t
Hble Ser.t
The Comptroller J.a Wilkins J.r
of the Treasury J Mast Gen.l
of the United States
[address panel:]
The Comptroller of the Treasury
of the United States
Philadelphia
[Fort Washington August 16[undecipherable], 1798 #[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] September 8[undecipherable], 1798
for Military disbursements [undecipherable]
with an Abstract and [undecipherable]
the Quartermaster [undecipherable] Department.]
Fort Washington 10th august 1798
Sir
I have the honor to transmit to you [undecipherable] abstract N.o 15 for the disbursements of [undecipherable] excepting the Quarter master department, accompanied by Vouchers — The Packets [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] the Vouchers are numbered from [undecipherable] and the Vouchers from 1 to 560, amounting to [undecipherable] dollars 40 [undecipherable]/100. —
[undecipherable] to acknowledge the receipt of these directed to me at Pittsburgh. —
I am, Sir, with great respect, your very Hble Ser.t
J.a Wilkins J.r
J Mast Gen.l
The Comptroller
of the Treasury of the
United States
Type
Document Signed
Description
Wilkins sends five abstracts for disbursements of cash to various departments, including the hospital, Indian, provision, ordnance, and Quartermaster's. He asks that Steele acknowledge receipt of the abstracts and accompanying packets.
Date
08/20/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Washington
Document number
1798082015099
Page start
11
Note
Enclosed in Steele to Simmons, 09/24/1798.
Notable persons
John Steele
Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States
John Wilkins Jr
Quarter Master General
Notable locations
Treasury of The United States
Fort Washington
Pittsburgh
Notable items
abstracts for the disbursements of cash
vouchers
Indian Department
Ordnance Department
Provision Department
Hospital Department
packet
acknowledgement of the receipt

