John S Dexter Esq^r Sup^t Providence R.S. Sir Accountants Office December 19 1799 I received your letter of the 12 Inst^t enclosing the receipt of John & Bofs for one thousand fifty one Dollars & 9/100 which will be entered on the Books of this Office. Sam &c. W.S. The Secretary of War December 19 1799 Sir Agreeably to the request contained in your letter dated the 12 Instant, I proceeded to collect the disbursements under the different heads pointed out & now inclose the following Statements Viz. 1^st Statement of monies applied for the defence of certain Ports in the United States, in pursuance of the act to provide for the defence of certain Ports & Harbors in the United States, passed the 20 March 1794, distinguishing the monies expended in each Year, from and after the passing the Act upon the Fortifications of each Harbor, to the 1 October 1799 amounting to .............. Dollars 270493.9 2^d Statement of monies expended in the purchase and procuring of Cannon & Cannon Shot, from and after the passing of the Act to provide for the defence of certain Ports and Harbors in the United States passed the 20 march 1794, to the 1 October 1799, distinguishing the amount expended in each year, am^tg to D^rs - 39930.29 As relates to the request of the 3^d Statement, I have to observe that no monies have been specifically advanced from this Office for Salt Petre & Gun Powder. But M^r Francis the Purveyor received on the 27 July last a Warrant for D^rs 25000, on account of "Purchasing Arms & Ammunition" what proportion of this sum has been applied to procuring of Powder or Salt Petre or whether any part has been so applied I cannot ascertain, as the acc^ts of M^r Francis are not yet rendered for the expenditures of that Sum. Sam &c. W.S. Statement of monies expended in the purchase & procuring of Cannon & Cannon Shot from & after the passing of the "Act to provide for the defence of certain Ports & Harbors in the United States" passed the 20^th day of march 1794, to the 1 October 1799, distinguishing the amount expended in each Year. Amount expended in the Year 1794 ............... 300 — d^o d^o d^o 1795 ............... 608 — d^o d^o d^o 1796 ............. 2132 33 d^o d^o d^o 1797 ............. 5689 66 d^o d^o d^o 1798 ............... 920 50 d^o d^o from 1 Jan^y to 1 October 1799 —— 30189 80 Dollars — 39930 29 Department of War Accountants Office December 19^th 1799 W.S. Statement of monies applied for the defence of certain Ports in the United States in pursuance of the Act to provide for the defence of certain Ports & Harbors in the United States, passed the 20 march 1794 distinguishing the monies expended in each Year, from and after the passing upon the Fortifications of each Harbor, to the 1^st October 1799 [table] Names of Places Fortified | in 1794 doll. | cts. | in 1795 doll. | cts. | in 1796 doll. | cts. | in 1797 doll. | cts. | in 1798 doll. | cts. | in 1799 doll. | cts. | Total Dollars | cts. Portland district of Maine | 280 | — | 791 | — | 309 | — | 68 | 25 | 1200 | — | 4264 | 0 | 6692 | 31 Portsmouth New Hampshire | 93 | 00 | 260 | — | 310 | — | 114 | — | 1000 | — | 2000 | — | 1832 | 60 Salem } Massachusetts | 300 | — | 1011 | — | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | — | — | — | — | 6000 | — | 2098 | 60 Marblehead } | 400 | [undecipherable] | 1342 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7935 | 39 Boston | 500 | — | 864 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | — | — | 2900 | — | 20000 | — | 1838 | 77 New Port Rhode Island | 320 | — | 943 | 50 | 200 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 7520 | — | 57463 | 65 New London Connecticut | 1327 | — | 6806 | 35 | 1124 | — | — | — | [undecipherable] | 24 | 20116 | 18 | 69014 | 73 New York | 4030 | — | 1658 | — | 1068 | — | 802 | — | 12570 | 32 | 23000 | 51 | 69050 | 96 Philadelphia | 500 | — | 900 | [undecipherable] | — | — | — | — | 17624 | 30 | 4465 | — | 41284 | [undecipherable] Baltimore | 3210 | 55 | 903 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 402 | — | 25364 | 9 Annapolis | 800 | — | 1193 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 30 Norfolk | 2418 | — | 1208 | 5 | 1430 | 65 | 212 | — | 4205 | 93 | 5333 | 33 | 4806 | 35 Alexandria | 2550 | — | 1263 | 50 | 1149 | — | — | — | — | — | 11500 | — | 2008 | — Cape Fear River & Ocracock Inlet | 250 | — | 1625 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10645 | [undecipherable] Charleston S. Carolina | 1030 | — | — | — | 426 | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | — | 25502 | 43 Georgetown S. Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1562 | — Savannah | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | — [undecipherable: St. Marys] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | — [undecipherable] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — Dollars 270493 9[undecipherable] Department of War Accountants Office Dec. 19, 1799