Jon.ⁿ Jackson Esq.^r Sup.^r Boston Accountants Office Sir October 10. 1799 The Treasurer of the United States, will remit you the sum of Sixty dollars, which you will please to pay to Dan.^t Jackson, Major 2^nd Reg.^t of Art.^y & Eng.^rs taking his duplicate receipts for the same, being for his forage, from 1 April to 30 Sept.^r 1799 — Sam He W.S. Major Dan.^t Jackson October 10. 1799 Boston Sir You will receive from Jonathan Jackson, supervisor Boston, the sum of Sixty Dollars, being for your Forage from 1 April to the 30 Sept.^r 1799 — for which sum you will please to grant the necessary receipts — Sam He W.S. Jon.ⁿ Jackson Esq.^r October 9. 1799 Agent of Fortifications Boston — Sir The Secretary of War having appointed you Agent for Fortifications to be erected for the defence of the Town and Harbor of Boston, he has requested me to forward to you Instructions as to what regards Vouchers & the forms of keeping & rendering your accounts; the necessary directions how to disburse the Public monies entrusted to your care, and the application of the articles which may be purchased by you, you will no doubt receive from him — Your accounts must be rendered to this Office Monthly, for all expenditures made by you during the preceding month; necessary to a final settlement; and I shall require on such settlement a strict compliance on your part with all instructions received from the Secretary of War; and that your charges be accompanied with fair, regular, explicit bills & receipts annexed for the monies paid by you, the whole to be numbered in rotation according to the dates of payment, & thus numbered, arranged to the charges noting what the payments are made for, the amount of said accounts of disbursements to be entered in a General Acc.^t Current, balanced by such sum as may remain due to or by you, each acc.^t Current to be distinguished by an alphabetical letter commencing with A, to be referred to in its subordinate Vouchers — All expenditures for materials & the Workmen and Labourers employed to construct new or repair old work you are to charge in your Books under the head of "Fortifications" — All expenditures for Gun Carriages, implements for Guns, military Stores, & Gun Powder, to be charged under the head of "Cannon, Arms & Ammunition" — and you will render your accounts accordingly. In addition thereto, it is also necessary that you transmit the following Abstracts Viz.^t All articles purchased — Pay of Labourers — Pay of mechanics — Transportation — Contracts for constructing any Work, the compensation for which is not detailed in its component parts — Contingent charges, embracing all such as do not belong to the preceding abstracts, the amount of each, to be carried to one general Abstract of expenditures, the forms of all which, as well as those of the accounts, above noticed, I inclose for your government. It is proper to observe, that no advances on account whether on contract or otherwise, must appear in your accounts, transmitted to this Office for settlement; as no charge not for a Payment in full can be admitted. To avoid however the appearance of your having monies in your hands, when it may be the reverse, you can forward a memorandum of the respective advances made by you, stating for what purpose, & noticing the amount in your letter accompanying the accounts, a true state of the Public monies in your hands will be known — Sam He W.S. P.S. When payment is made to a person who makes his mark, it must be attested by some respectable Witness — D.^r The United States in acc.^t Curr.^t with Jon.ⁿ Jackson Ag.^t Fort.^s Cr. [account current form — left column debit, right column credit] 1799 1799 To amount of my disbursements on By cash received from the War account of Fortifications for Department, this day, in a letter from —— p dec. — — or (as the case may be). To Ditto Ditto for Cannon, arms & ammunition for p acc.^t Dollars —— Dollars —— Errors Excepted Boston ----- 1799 J. J. The United States, for Disbursements on account of Fortifications erecting for the defence of the Town & harbor of Boston To Jonathan Jackson Ag.^t of Fortifica.^s D^r. [table] Dates | | N.^o of Voucher | Amount Dollars | C^ts 1799 —— | To cash paid A: B. for fct of Boards, Carting &c — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1. | 56 | . [/table] Total amount of disbursements in .... 1799 carried to Acc.^t Current A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dollars .. Errors Excepted Boston -- 1799 J. J. The United States, for disbursements on account of Cannon Arms, & Ammunition for the defence of the Town & Harbor of Boston To Jon.ⁿ Jackson Ag.^t of Fortifica.^s for Boston [table] Date | | N.^o of Voucher | D.^rs | C^ts 1799 —— | To cash paid R & J. Saddlers, for the equipm.^t of 8 Brass, medium twelve Pounders Field Pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | [/table] Total am.^t of disburm.^ts in .... 1799 carried to acco.^t Current A . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dollars -- Errors Excepted Boston -- 1799 J. J. General Abstract of expenditures in the Month of 179 on account of the Fortifications erecting at Boston — [table] | | Dolls. | C^ts. Amount of articles purchased . . . . p Abstract N.^o 1 . . . | | . Pay of Labourers . . . . . . p ditto . . . 2 . . . | | . Pay of Mechanics . . . . p ditto . . . 3 . . . | | . Transportation . . . . p ditto . . . 4 . . . | | . Contracts Completed . . . . p ditto - 5 . . . | | . . Contingent expences . . . p ditto . 6 . . . | | Dollars | | [/table] Abstract of articles purchased in the month of — 1799 by Jonathan Jackson Agent of Fortifications for Boston — [table] N.^o of Voucher | of whom purchased | quantity, quality & Price — | Amount Dolls | C^ts N.^o 1 | A: B. | fct of Boards @ — m. .50— p measuring . . . . . . . 1.50 | 51 | 50 [/table] Amount carried to General Abstract . . . . Doll.^s Abstract of the Pay of Labourers, in the month of — 1799 on account of the Fortifications at Boston. [table] N.^o of Voucher | Names | description of labour & price — | Dolls. | C^ts N.^o 1 | A. B. . . . . | for Piling Boards at — . — | 1 | 50 [/table] Amount carried to General Abstract . . . Dollars Abstract of the Pay of Mechanics in the month of — 1799 on account of the Fortifications, Boston. [table] N.^o of Voucher | Names | how employed &c — | Amount D.^rs | C^ts [/table] Amount carried to General Abstract . — Dollars — Abstract of Transportation in the month of — 1799 on account of the Fortifications, Boston — [table] N.^o of Voucher | Names | Purposes | Amount Dolls. | C^ts N.^o 1 | A. B. | for Carting Boards from — to — | 3 | — [/table] Am.^t carried to General Abstract . . . Dollars Abstract of Disbursements on contracts completed in the month of — 1799, on account of the Fortifications at Boston — [table] N.^o of Voucher | Contracts with whom made | Purposes & Conditions . . . | Amount Dolls. | C^ts [/table] Amount carried to General Abstract Dollars — Abstract of Contingent expences in the month of — 1799 on account of the Fortifications at Boston — [table] N.^o of Voucher | To whom paid | Purposes | Amount Dolls. | C^ts [/table] Amount carried to General Abstract Doll.^s .. Jon.ⁿ Jackson Esq.^t Boston 1799 Agent of Fortifications D^r to A: B. For fct of Boards @ pm . . . d.^o 50 — p measuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.50 Paid a Labourer for Piling d.^o . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 . Carting — d.^o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. — Dollars 56. — I certify that the articles above specified, have been rec.^d at for the use of the Fortifications this of 1799 — (This Receipt to be signed by the superintendant of the Works, or some other, responsible person, who can be held accountable for the due application of the articles delivered) Boston the of 1799 Received of Jonathan Jackson agent of Fortifications for Boston, the sum of Fifty six Dollars, in full for the above account of Boards delivered for the use of the Fortifications — Signed Duplicates — A. B. Doll.^s 56 — [marginalia left side: A. B. — / (date) / articles purchased ... 1. 50 / Pay of labourers — 2 — / Transportation — Am.^t 4 / $56 —] [marginalia bottom left: Endorsement N.^o 3 / Every Voucher must do / manner as the present, / showing the am.^ts appearing / entered to each porticulars abst.]